Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Open Up Your Eyes on piano
Written by Jeremy Camp
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Open Up Your Eyes in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Asus4 – D – Gsus4 – Bm
How it goes
Open Up Your Eyes sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Asus4 is A, D and E; D is D, F# and A; Gsus4 is G, C and D; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Asus4Vsus4DIGsus4IVsus4Bmvi- Asus4A · D · E
- DD · F# · A
- Gsus4G · C · D
- BmB · D · F#
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Open Up Your Eyes
What chords are in Open Up Your Eyes?
The loop is Asus4 – D – Gsus4 – Bm (Vsus – I – IVsus – vi) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Open Up Your Eyes in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Open Up Your Eyes?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Open Up Your Eyes 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.