Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play For The Beauty Of The Earth on piano
By Folliot S. Pierpoint
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–V7–I–IV loop
- 2009
- Medium
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Learn For The Beauty Of The Earth in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D7 – G – C
How it goes
For The Beauty Of The Earth sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D7 is D, F#, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GID7V7GICIV- GG · B · D
- D7D · F# · A · C
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: G – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GD7G
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Questions about For The Beauty Of The Earth
What chords are in For The Beauty Of The Earth?
The loop is G – D7 – G – C (I – V7 – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – D7 – G.
What key is For The Beauty Of The Earth in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in For The Beauty Of The Earth?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is For The Beauty Of The Earth easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.