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How to play Simply Redeemed on piano
By Heather Headley
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1998
- Medium
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Learn Simply Redeemed in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Eb – Ab – Gb7
How it goes
Simply Redeemed sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gb7 is Gb, Bb, Db and Fb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIEbVAbIGb7bVII7- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Gb7Gb · Bb · Db · Fb
- 2
Left hand: Walking roots
How it goes
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Lighthouse blink
How it goes
A note and the one above flash in turn, steady as a lighthouse. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 60 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: Eb – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are V – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbDbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
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Questions about Simply Redeemed
What chords are in Simply Redeemed?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Ab – Gb7 (I – V – I – bVII7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Eb – Db – Ab.
What key is Simply Redeemed in?
Ab major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Simply Redeemed?
Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Simply Redeemed 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.