How Great Are You Lord Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn How Great Are You Lord in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – F – G – C
How Great Are You Lord sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIFIVGVCI
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Breaking wave
Four notes roll up quickly to a bright high top, then let it ring. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 162 songs of the library.
Breaking waveOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft 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 86 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in How Great Are You Lord?

The loop is C – F – G – C (I – IV – V – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is How Great Are You Lord in?

C major, at about 86 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in How Great Are You Lord?

Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is How Great Are You Lord 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.