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How to play Open The Eyes Of My Heart on piano

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Learn Open The Eyes Of My Heart in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gm7 – C – G – G – D
How it goes
Open The Eyes Of My Heart sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: Gm7 is G, Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gm7i7CIVGIGIDV
- Gm7G · Bb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
202 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Gear-shift chords
How it goes
Quick even chords that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Gear-shift chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 120 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG

What chords are in Open The Eyes Of My Heart?

The loop is Gm7 – C – G – G – D (i7 – IV – I – V – i7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Open The Eyes Of My Heart in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Open The Eyes Of My Heart?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Open The Eyes Of My Heart easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Open The Eyes Of My Heart?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.