Miracle Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Miracle in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Ebsus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb
Miracle sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ebsus4Isus4EbIEbsus4Isus4EbI
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
37 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Take-off climb
Two pushes on the root, then a climb up the chord to beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 105 songs of the library.
Take-off climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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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.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 100 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Miracle?

The loop is Ebsus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb (Isus – I – Isus – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Miracle in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Miracle?

Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Miracle 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.