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How to play O Worship The King on piano
By Chris Tomlin
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 82 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Learn O Worship The King in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Db – Fm – Bbm
O Worship The King sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIDbIVFmviBbmii- AbAb · C · Eb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Swelling 6/8
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cradle chords
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 82 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.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about O Worship The King
What chords are in O Worship The King?
The loop is Ab – Db – Fm – Bbm (I – IV – vi – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is O Worship The King in?
Ab major, at about 82 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in O Worship The King?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is O Worship The King 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.