Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Know That My Redeemer Lives on piano
Written by John Hatton
- D major
- 4/4
- 130 BPM
- I–IV–V7–I loop
- 2010
- Medium
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Learn I Know That My Redeemer Lives in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – G – A7 – D
How it goes
I Know That My Redeemer Lives sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVA7V7DI- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- 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: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 130 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: D – A7 – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about I Know That My Redeemer Lives
What chords are in I Know That My Redeemer Lives?
The loop is D – G – A7 – D (I – IV – V7 – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – A7 – D.
What key is I Know That My Redeemer Lives in?
D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Know That My Redeemer Lives?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Know That My Redeemer Lives 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.