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How to play The Servant King From Heaven You Came on piano
By Graham Kendrick
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1983
- Medium
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Learn The Servant King From Heaven You Came in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Ab – D – Eb
How it goes
The Servant King From Heaven You Came sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIAbIVDVIIEbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- DD · F# · A
- 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 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about The Servant King From Heaven You Came
What chords are in The Servant King From Heaven You Came?
The loop is Eb – Ab – D – Eb (I – IV – VII – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is The Servant King From Heaven You Came in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Servant King From Heaven You Came?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Servant King From Heaven You Came 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.