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How to play The Mansions Of The Lord on piano
Written by Nick Glennie-Smith
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- I–V7–I–IV loop
- 2002
- Medium
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Learn The Mansions Of The Lord in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The Mansions Of The Lord sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIBb7V7EbIAbIV- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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 – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
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Questions about The Mansions Of The Lord
What chords are in The Mansions Of The Lord?
The loop is Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Ab (I – V7 – I – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is The Mansions Of The Lord in?
Eb major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Mansions Of The Lord?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Mansions Of The Lord 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.