Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play There Is A Higher Throne on piano
- E major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- V–I–V–I loop
- 2003
- Medium
Learn There Is A Higher Throne in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: B – E – B – E
There Is A Higher Throne sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVEIBVEI- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
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Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 88 BPM
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: E – B – E
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EBE
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Questions about There Is A Higher Throne
What chords are in There Is A Higher Throne?
The loop is B – E – B – E (V – I – V – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – B – E.
What key is There Is A Higher Throne in?
E major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in There Is A Higher Throne?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There Is A Higher Throne 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.