The Highest Judge Of All Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Highest Judge Of All 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 – Gsus4 – G – Gsus4
How it goes
The Highest Judge Of All sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIGsus4Isus4GIGsus4Isus4
- GG · B · D
- Gsus4G · C · D
83 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Breaking wave
How it goes
Four notes roll up quickly to a bright high top, then let it ring. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 162 songs of the library.
Breaking waveOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 100 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: Am – D7 – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C

What chords are in The Highest Judge Of All?

The loop is G – Gsus4 – G – Gsus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.

What key is The Highest Judge Of All in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Highest Judge Of All?

Breaking wave: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Highest Judge Of All 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.