Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Treasure Of Jesus on piano
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn Treasure Of Jesus in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Eb – Gm – Cm
How it goes
Treasure Of Jesus sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbVEbIGmiiiCmvi- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wind chimes
How it goes
A bright chord, then two notes chiming back and forth in the breeze. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – Isus – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbsus4Eb- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
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Questions about Treasure Of Jesus
What chords are in Treasure Of Jesus?
The loop is Bb – Eb – Gm – Cm (V – I – iii – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb.
What key is Treasure Of Jesus in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Treasure Of Jesus?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Treasure Of Jesus 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.