Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play I Know The Lord Will Make A Way on piano
Written by Traditional
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 99 BPM
- Medium
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Learn I Know The Lord Will Make A Way in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C7 – Db7 – D7 – Eb7
How it goes
I Know The Lord Will Make A Way sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Db7 is Db, F, Ab and Cb; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C7III7Db7IV7D7#IV7Eb7V7- C7C · E · G · Bb
- Db7Db · F · Ab · Cb
- D7D · F# · A · C
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- 2
Left hand: Hammock heartbeat
How it goes
Long-short, long-short: the low notes sway like a hammock. Musicians call it root bass · 6/8 lilt (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 128 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cradle chords
How it goes
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 99 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about I Know The Lord Will Make A Way
What chords are in I Know The Lord Will Make A Way?
The loop is C7 – Db7 – D7 – Eb7 (III7 – IV7 – #IV7 – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is I Know The Lord Will Make A Way in?
Ab major, at about 99 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Know The Lord Will Make A Way?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Know The Lord Will Make A Way 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.