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How to play Glorified on piano

By Jared Anderson

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Left hand Tick-tick-boom pulseRight hand Sprint-and-stop chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Glorified in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: F#m – E – D – A

    How it goes

    Glorified sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    F#mviEVDIVAI
    • F#mF# · A · C#
    • EE · G# · B
    • DD · F# · A
    • AA · C# · E
    51 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse

    How it goes

    Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Sprint-and-stop chords

    How it goes

    Four quick chords in the first half, then a calm, empty second half. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 85 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. 5

    Ending: D – E – A

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    DEA

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Questions about Glorified

What chords are in Glorified?

The loop is F#m – E – D – A (vi – V – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Glorified in?

A major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Glorified?

Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Glorified 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.