Precious Promise Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Precious Promise in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – D – Em – Bm
How it goes
Precious Promise sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIDVEmviBmiii
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- BmB · D · F#
28 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Dreamy wave
How it goes
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 129 songs of the library.
Dreamy waveOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 70 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: Em – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmCG
- CC · E · G

What chords are in Precious Promise?

The loop is G – D – Em – Bm (I – V – vi – iii) in G major, and the song ends on Em – C – G.

What key is Precious Promise in?

G major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Precious Promise?

Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Precious Promise 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.