Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play My God on piano
Written by Jeremy Camp & Andy Dodd
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- vi–IVsus–I–V loop
- 2013
- Medium
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Learn My God in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – F
How it goes
My God sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviEbsus4IVsus4BbIFV- GmG · Bb · D
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
How it goes
Steady beats filled with quick little pickups around beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 173 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 76 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: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about My God
What chords are in My God?
The loop is Gm – Ebsus4 – Bb – F (vi – IVsus – I – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is My God in?
Bb major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My God?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My God 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.