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How to play Heaven’s Here On Earth on piano

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Learn Heaven’s Here On Earth in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: F – G – F – G
Heaven’s Here On Earth sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVIGVIIFVIGVII
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
19 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Island pulse
Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Island pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm
- AmA · C · E

What chords are in Heaven’s Here On Earth?

The loop is F – G – F – G (bVI – bVII – bVI – bVII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Heaven’s Here On Earth in?

A minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Heaven’s Here On Earth?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Heaven’s Here On Earth 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.