O Church Arise Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn O Church Arise in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F – C – F – C
How it goes
O Church Arise sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FICVFICV
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
144 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Spinning-top pulse
How it goes
Six even low notes in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. Musicians call it root bass · 3/4 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 87 songs of the library.
Spinning-top pulseRoot bass rhythm · WaltzLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz chordsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 71 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: Gm – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmCF
- GmG · Bb · D

What chords are in O Church Arise?

The loop is F – C – F – C (I – V – I – V) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C – F.

What key is O Church Arise in?

F major, at about 71 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in O Church Arise?

Spinning-top pulse: root bass · 3/4 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is O Church Arise 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.