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How to play God Is Able on piano
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Tricky
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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: Eb – Ab – Bbm – Ab
How it goes
God Is Able sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbVAbIBbmiiAbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Rocket sweep
How it goes
Climbs two octaves in two big leaps, soaring like a rocket. Musicians call it wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15 (wide arpeggio), a tricky pattern heard in 140 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Run-up chords
How it goes
Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. 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: Db – Eb7 – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEb7Ab- DbDb · F · Ab
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
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Questions about God Is Able
What chords are in God Is Able?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Bbm – Ab (V – I – ii – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is God Is Able in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in God Is Able?
Rocket sweep: wide arpeggio 1-5-8-8-12-15, a tricky 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 tricky 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.