If God Made You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn If God Made You in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Csus4 – G – Csus4 – G
If God Made You sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Csus4 is C, F and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Csus4IVsus4GICsus4IVsus4GI
- Csus4C · F · G
- GG · B · D
13 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
Knock-knock footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Swing push
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swing pushSyncopated chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in If God Made You?

The loop is Csus4 – G – Csus4 – G (IVsus – I – IVsus – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is If God Made You in?

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

What does the left hand play in If God Made You?

Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is If God Made You 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.