Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Lay Down My Pride on piano

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Learn Lay Down My Pride in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bm – Em – Bm – Em
Lay Down My Pride sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviEmiiBmviEmii
- BmB · D · F#
- EmE · G · B
40 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Three-step climb
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Three-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Eager chords
Jumps in early before beat 3, like the chords can’t wait. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Eager chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 116 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Lay Down My Pride?

The loop is Bm – Em – Bm – Em (vi – ii – vi – ii) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Lay Down My Pride in?

D major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lay Down My Pride?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lay Down My Pride 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.