Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Great Are You Lord on piano
By All Sons & Daughters
- A major
- 6/8
- 72 BPM
- V–IV–vi–V loop
- Medium
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Learn Great Are You Lord in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – D – F#m – E
How it goes
Great Are You Lord sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EVDIVF#mviEV- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Sea-breeze roll
How it goes
Four notes roll up and float in a gentle sway, light as a sea breeze. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 57 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tug-of-war chords
How it goes
Four even chords stretched across a rocking bar: a gentle push and pull. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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: 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- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Great Are You Lord
What chords are in Great Are You Lord?
The loop is E – D – F#m – E (V – IV – vi – V) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Great Are You Lord in?
A major, at about 72 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Great Are You Lord?
Sea-breeze roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Great Are You Lord 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.