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How to play To God Be The Glory on piano
- Ab major
- 3/4
- 110 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
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Learn To God Be The Glory in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb7 – Ab – Ebsus4 – Eb
How it goes
To God Be The Glory sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Eb7V7AbIEbsus4Vsus4EbV- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- 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
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
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
Ending: Ab – Bbm – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbmAb- BbmBb · Db · F
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Questions about To God Be The Glory
What chords are in To God Be The Glory?
The loop is Eb7 – Ab – Ebsus4 – Eb (V7 – I – Vsus – V) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Bbm – Ab.
What key is To God Be The Glory in?
Ab major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in To God Be The Glory?
Waltz stride: stride (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is To God Be The Glory 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.