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How to play Look Up Child on piano
Written by Lauren Daigle, Jason Ingram & others
- D major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–ii–vi–IV loop
- 2018
- Medium
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Learn Look Up Child in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – Em – Bm – G
How it goes
Look Up Child sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIEmiiBmviGIV- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Double island pulse
How it goes
The island rhythm squeezed in twice per bar: quick and dancy. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 122 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Look Up Child
What chords are in Look Up Child?
The loop is D – Em – Bm – G (I – ii – vi – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Look Up Child in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Look Up Child?
Double island pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3 · 3a · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Look Up Child 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.