Glory And Honor Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Glory And Honor in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gsus4 – D – Gsus4 – D
Glory And Honor sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gsus4 is G, C and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gsus4IVsus4DIGsus4IVsus4DI
- Gsus4G · C · D
- DD · F# · A
13 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Swinging lantern
Two notes far apart swing back and forth like a lantern in the wind. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swinging lanternTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
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Both hands at 100 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: D – A – D
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DAD
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in Glory And Honor?

The loop is Gsus4 – D – Gsus4 – D (IVsus – I – IVsus – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – A – D.

What key is Glory And Honor in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Glory And Honor?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Glory And Honor 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.