Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play How Great You Are on piano
Written by Dan Dean & Dave Clark
- F major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 2001
- Medium
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Learn How Great You Are in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – Db – Bbsus4
How it goes
How Great You Are sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; Db is Db, F and Ab; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVCVDbbVIBbsus4IVsus4- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Double-clap chords
How it goes
Quick double claps on beats 2 and 4, leaving beats 1 and 3 empty. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- FF · A · C
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Questions about How Great You Are
What chords are in How Great You Are?
The loop is Bb – C – Db – Bbsus4 (IV – V – bVI – IVsus) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is How Great You Are in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in How Great You Are?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Great You Are 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.