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How to play Great Is Thy Faithfulness on piano
By Thomas O. Chisholm
- C major
- 3/4
- 100 BPM
- 2019
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Great Is Thy Faithfulness in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#dim – C – Dm – G7
How it goes
Great Is Thy Faithfulness sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#dim is F#, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#dim#iv°CIDmiiG7V7- F#dimF# · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Waltz ripple
How it goes
A ripple of three notes in three-time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 473 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. 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: Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C
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Questions about Great Is Thy Faithfulness
What chords are in Great Is Thy Faithfulness?
The loop is F#dim – C – Dm – G7 (#ivo – I – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.
What key is Great Is Thy Faithfulness in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Great Is Thy Faithfulness?
Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Great Is Thy Faithfulness easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.