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How to play He Is Born on piano
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- G major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- I–ii–iii–ii loop
- 2002
- Medium
Learn He Is Born in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Am – Bm – Am
He Is Born sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAmiiBmiiiAmii- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Run-up chords
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 140 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about He Is Born
What chords are in He Is Born?
The loop is G – Am – Bm – Am (I – ii – iii – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is He Is Born in?
G major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in He Is Born?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is He Is Born 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.