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How to play It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna) on piano

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Learn It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – Am – D7 – G
How it goes
It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAmiiD7V7GI
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
169 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Galloping heartbeat
How it goes
Ta-DUM, ta-DUM: quick pickups into beats 2 and 4, like hooves. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 115 songs of the library.
Galloping heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 104 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: 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
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna)?

The loop is G – Am – D7 – G (I – ii – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna) in?

G major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna)?

Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is It Is "He" (Jai Sri Krishna) 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.