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How to play Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here on piano

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Left hand Knock-knock footstepsRight hand Swaying kiteChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7

    How it goes

    Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BbmiEb7IV7BbmiEb7IV7
    • BbmBb · Db · F
    • Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
    21 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps

    How it goes

    Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Swaying kite

    How it goes

    The top note swings down to a low one and back, like a kite. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 100 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: Eb – F – Bb

    How it goes

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

    EbFBb
    • EbEb · G · Bb
    • FF · A · C
    • BbBb · D · F

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Questions about Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here

What chords are in Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here?

The loop is Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7 (i – IV7 – i – IV7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here in?

Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here?

Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Holy Spirit, You Are Welcome Here 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.