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How to play There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me on piano

By Thomas A. Dorsey

  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 110 BPM
  • 1939
  • Medium
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Left hand Waltz strideRight hand Waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: B7 – Bb7 – Bdim – F

    How it goes

    There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Bdim is B, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    B7#IV7Bb7IV7Bdim#iv°FI
    • B7B · D# · F# · A
    • Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
    • BdimB · D · F
    • FF · A · C
  2. 2

    Left hand: Waltz stride

    How it goes

    A deep bass, a chord above, then the octave: a leaping waltz. Musicians call it stride (3/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 215 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Waltz chords

    How it goes

    A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 110 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. 5

    Ending: Bb – C – F

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    BbCF
    • BbBb · D · F
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me

What chords are in There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me?

The loop is B7 – Bb7 – Bdim – F (#IV7 – IV7 – #ivo – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me in?

F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me?

Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me 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.