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How to play God Of Wonders on piano
By Marc Byrd
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2000
- Medium
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Learn God Of Wonders in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Fsus4 – F – Cm
How it goes
God Of Wonders sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; F is F, A and C; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFsus4Vsus4FVCmii- BbBb · D · F
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- FF · A · C
- CmC · Eb · G
- 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
Right hand: Springy chords
How it goes
A quick double skip at the start, then steady chords to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Cm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmEbBb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about God Of Wonders
What chords are in God Of Wonders?
The loop is Bb – Fsus4 – F – Cm (I – Vsus – V – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Cm – Eb – Bb.
What key is God Of Wonders in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in God Of Wonders?
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 God Of Wonders 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.