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How to play I Will Lift My Eyes on piano

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Learn I Will Lift My Eyes in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: A – E – F#m – D
How it goes
I Will Lift My Eyes sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
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- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
266 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Late-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in I Will Lift My Eyes?

The loop is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is I Will Lift My Eyes in?

A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Will Lift My Eyes?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Will Lift My Eyes easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.