Make Us One Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Make Us One 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 – G – C – Am
Make Us One sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVGVCIAmvi
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
29 songs go round the same chords
2
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: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Bossa chordsSyncopated chords · Bossa novaRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 90 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: F – G7 – C
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FG7C
- G7G · B · D · F

What chords are in Make Us One?

The loop is F – G – C – Am (IV – V – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.

What key is Make Us One in?

C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Make Us One?

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

Is Make Us One 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.