Give Us Clean Hands Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Give Us Clean Hands in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: F – Eb – Bb – F
Give Us Clean Hands sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVEbIVBbIFV
- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
92 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
Rock hopRoot bass rhythm · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 84 BPM
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.
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Ending: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb

What chords are in Give Us Clean Hands?

The loop is F – Eb – Bb – F (V – IV – I – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Give Us Clean Hands in?

Bb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Give Us Clean Hands?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Give Us Clean Hands 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.