Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play God Is Able on piano
- C major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
Learn God Is Able in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fsus4 – C – G – Am
God Is Able sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Fsus4IVsus4CIGVAmvi- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wake-and-run chords
One long chord, then three quick ones running into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
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Questions about God Is Able
What chords are in God Is Able?
The loop is Fsus4 – C – G – Am (IVsus – I – V – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is God Is Able in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in God Is Able?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is God Is Able 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.