Our God Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Our God in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – Am – F – C
Our God sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; 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.
GVAmviFIVCI
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
48 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Oom-pah
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Oom-pahStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Deep-breath chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 105 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in Our God?

The loop is G – Am – F – C (V – vi – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Our God in?

C major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Our God?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Our God 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.