Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play In Brokenness You Shine on piano

Written by Steve Green, Bernie Herms & others

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Learn In Brokenness You Shine in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Em – B7 – Em – D
How it goes
In Brokenness You Shine sits in E minor: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiB7V7EmiDVII
- EmE · G · B
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- DD · F# · A
2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
Rolling wavesOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Knock-knock chords
How it goes
Chord, a quick knock-knock, a pause, then one last chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Knock-knock chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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: C – D – Em
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDEm
- CC · E · G