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How to play Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo (Oh What A Friend We Have In Jesus) on piano

By Joseph M. Scriven

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Learn Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo (Oh What A Friend We Have In Jesus) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb
How it goes
Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo (Oh What A Friend We Have In Jesus) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIAbIVEbIBbV
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
144 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hurry-and-wait pulse
How it goes
Three quick notes rush out early, then the bass waits for the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 336 songs of the library.
Hurry-and-wait pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
How it goes
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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.
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Ending: Eb – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb

What chords are in Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo (Oh What A Friend We Have In Jesus)?

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

What key is Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo (Oh What A Friend We Have In Jesus) in?

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

What does the left hand play in Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo (Oh What A Friend We Have In Jesus)?

Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Oh Qué Amigo Nos Es Cristo (Oh What A Friend We Have In Jesus) 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.