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How to play Unter Deiner Flagge on piano

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Learn Unter Deiner Flagge in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: C – Am – F – G
How it goes
Unter Deiner Flagge sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviFIVGV
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
95 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Push and land
How it goes
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Dewdrop twinkle
How it goes
Two low, close notes twinkling up and back like morning dew. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Dewdrop twinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 116 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.
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Ending: F – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC

What chords are in Unter Deiner Flagge?

The loop is C – Am – F – G (I – vi – IV – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Unter Deiner Flagge in?

C major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Unter Deiner Flagge?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Unter Deiner Flagge 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.