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How to play In The Hands Of The Potter on piano
- G major
- 6/8
- 83 BPM
- IV–vi–IV–vi loop
- 2018
- Medium
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Learn In The Hands Of The Potter in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Em – C – Em
How it goes
In The Hands Of The Potter sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVEmviCIVEmvi- CC · E · G
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Hammock rocking
How it goes
Low, high, top, high in a long-short sway, like a swinging hammock. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 34 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Tug-of-war chords
How it goes
Four even chords stretched across a rocking bar: a gentle push and pull. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 83 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 – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
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Questions about In The Hands Of The Potter
What chords are in In The Hands Of The Potter?
The loop is C – Em – C – Em (IV – vi – IV – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is In The Hands Of The Potter in?
G major, at about 83 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in In The Hands Of The Potter?
Hammock rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In The Hands Of The Potter 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.