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How to play Holy on piano
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn Holy in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Db – Absus4 – Eb
Holy sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Db is Db, F and Ab; Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviDbIVAbsus4Isus4EbV- FmF · Ab · C
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Busy-bee pulse
Busy and bouncy, with pushes before beat 3 and at the very end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 176 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Holy
What chords are in Holy?
The loop is Fm – Db – Absus4 – Eb (vi – IV – Isus – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Holy in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Holy?
Busy-bee pulse: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Holy 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.