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How to play Hymn on piano
By Kesha
- Db major
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Hymn in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Db – F – Gb
How it goes
Hymn sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Db is Db, F and Ab; F is F, A and C; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVIIDbIFIIIGbIV- CC · E · G
- DbDb · F · Ab
- FF · A · C
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
How it goes
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Lighthouse blink
How it goes
A note and the one above flash in turn, steady as a lighthouse. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 68 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: Gb – Ab – Db
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Hymn
What chords are in Hymn?
The loop is C – Db – F – Gb (VII – I – III – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.
What key is Hymn in?
Db major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Hymn?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Hymn 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.