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How to play Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place on piano

By Lanny Wolfe

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Learn Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Em – A7 – G – A7
How it goes
Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; A7 is A, C#, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiA7V7GIVA7V7
- EmE · G · B
- A7A · C# · E · G
- GG · B · D
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Left hand: Moon River roll
How it goes
A wide, flowing roll in three, the Moon River feel. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 441 songs of the library.
Moon River rollOpen arpeggio · WaltzLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Swaying waltz chords
How it goes
Two waltz chords, then a late top note after beat 3 that leans forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swaying waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 65 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.
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Ending: Em – A7 – D
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmA7D
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place?

The loop is Em – A7 – G – A7 (ii – V7 – IV – V7) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A7 – D.

What key is Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place in?

D major, at about 65 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place?

Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Surely The Presence Of The Lord Is In This Place 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.