Let Everything That Has Breath Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Let Everything That Has Breath in 5 steps

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

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Chords: F – C – Dm – Bb
Let Everything That Has Breath sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVDmviBbIV
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- BbBb · D · F
266 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Tumbling heartbeat
Quick notes tumble forward from the start and land on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 112 songs of the library.
Tumbling heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Run-up chords
Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Run-up chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 140 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF

What chords are in Let Everything That Has Breath?

The loop is F – C – Dm – Bb (I – V – vi – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Let Everything That Has Breath in?

F major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Let Everything That Has Breath?

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

Is Let Everything That Has Breath 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.