Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play This Is Amazing Grace on piano
By Phil Wickham
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
Learn This Is Amazing Grace in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Bb – Ebsus4 – Ebsus4
This Is Amazing Grace sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIBbIEbsus4IVsus4Ebsus4IVsus4- BbBb · D · F
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Jump-in chords
Jumps in just after beat 1, pumps through, and stops before the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
Play next
Questions about This Is Amazing Grace
What chords are in This Is Amazing Grace?
The loop is Bb – Bb – Ebsus4 – Ebsus4 (I – IVsus4 – I – IVsus4) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is This Is Amazing Grace in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is Amazing Grace?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is Amazing Grace 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.
Can I hear the real melody of This Is Amazing Grace?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.