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How to play I Will Exalt Your Name on piano
By Passion
- E major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Will Exalt Your Name in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: B – Asus4 – E – B
I Will Exalt Your Name sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; Asus4 is A, D and E; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVAsus4IVsus4EIBV- BB · D# · F#
- Asus4A · D · E
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Jogging footsteps
A calm start, then quick jogging notes through the middle of the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 159 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleep-in chords
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE- AA · C# · E
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Questions about I Will Exalt Your Name
What chords are in I Will Exalt Your Name?
The loop is B – Asus4 – E – B (V5 – IVsus – I – V5) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is I Will Exalt Your Name in?
E major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Will Exalt Your Name?
Jogging footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Will Exalt Your Name 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.