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How to play My Faith Looks Up To Thee on piano

By Lowell Mason

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 88 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Giant stepsRight hand Heartbeat chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn My Faith Looks Up To Thee in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: D – G#7 – G – A7

    How it goes

    My Faith Looks Up To Thee sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G#7 is G#, B#, D# and F#; G is G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DIG#7#IV7GIVA7V7
    • DD · F# · A
    • G#7G# · B# · D# · F#
    • GG · B · D
    • A7A · C# · E · G
  2. 2

    Left hand: Giant steps

    How it goes

    A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Heartbeat chords

    How it goes

    Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 88 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. 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 My Faith Looks Up To Thee

What chords are in My Faith Looks Up To Thee?

The loop is D – G#7 – G – A7 (I – #IV7 – IV – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is My Faith Looks Up To Thee in?

D major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in My Faith Looks Up To Thee?

Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Faith Looks Up To Thee 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.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.