Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Here In Your Presence on piano
By New Life Worship
- D major
- 6/8
- 68 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Here In Your Presence in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A – G – D
How it goes
Here In Your Presence sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVAVGIVDI- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cradle chords
How it goes
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 68 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: A – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AGD
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Questions about Here In Your Presence
What chords are in Here In Your Presence?
The loop is G – A – G – D (IV – V – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on A – G – D.
What key is Here In Your Presence in?
D major, at about 68 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Here In Your Presence?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Here In Your Presence 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.