Rescue (from Look Up Child) Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Rescue (from Look Up Child) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – G – D – Em
Rescue (from Look Up Child) sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGIDVEmvi
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
141 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Swelling 6/8
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.
Swelling 6/8Open arpeggio · LullabyLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 75 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: Em – C – G
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmCG

What chords are in Rescue (from Look Up Child)?

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

What key is Rescue (from Look Up Child) in?

G major, at about 75 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Rescue (from Look Up Child)?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Rescue (from Look Up Child) 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.