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How to play Lord, Let Your Glory Fall on piano

By Matt Redman

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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Pumping chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn Lord, Let Your Glory Fall in 5 steps

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

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    Chords: D – G – D – G

    Lord, Let Your Glory Fall sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DIGIVDIGIV
    • DD · F# · A
    • GG · B · D
    782 songs go round the same chords
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    Left hand: Engine 8ths

    The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

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    Right hand: Pumping chords

    A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 92 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.

  5. 5

    Ending: G – A – D

    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 Lord, Let Your Glory Fall

What chords are in Lord, Let Your Glory Fall?

The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Lord, Let Your Glory Fall in?

D major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lord, Let Your Glory Fall?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lord, Let Your Glory Fall 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.