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Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Here’s My Heart on piano

Written by Chris Tomlin, Jason Ingram & others

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Left hand Groovy rootsRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Here’s My Heart in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: G#m – E – B – G#m

    How it goes

    Here’s My Heart sits in B major: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#m is G#, B and D#; E is E, G# and B; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    G#mviEIVBIG#mvi
    • G#mG# · B · D#
    • EE · G# · B
    • BB · D# · F#
    41 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Groovy roots

    How it goes

    Notes jump around the “ands”, giving the bass a funky bounce. Musicians call it root bass · syncopated 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 363 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Ticking clock

    How it goes

    One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 76 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. 5

    Ending: G#m – E – B

    How it goes

    The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    G#mEB

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Questions about Here’s My Heart

What chords are in Here’s My Heart?

The loop is G#m – E – B – G#m (vi – IV – I – vi) in B major, and the song ends on G#m – E – B.

What key is Here’s My Heart in?

B major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Here’s My Heart?

Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Here’s My Heart 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.