He’ll Make A Way Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn He’ll Make A Way in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – D – A – E
He’ll Make A Way sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
144 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Swelling 6/8
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
Swelling 6/8Open arpeggio · LullabyLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 73 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: A – E – A
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in He’ll Make A Way?

The loop is A – D – A – E (I – IV – I – V) in A major, and the song ends on A – E – A.

What key is He’ll Make A Way in?

A major, at about 73 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in He’ll Make A Way?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is He’ll Make A Way 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.