Piano Lesson: Learn To Play Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace for piano is a popular song on theplayed with these notes in this song:
internet. In this piano lesson we will learn to play thisF: C3 F3 A3
song with melody and chords without the use of sheetThe next chord is Bb-major. It is played with these
music. We will start by finding the note C.notes:
The note C on your piano is found on many places onBb: D3 F3 Bb3
the piano keyboard. C is always to the left of twoWhat is the note Bb3?
black keys on the keyboard. Let's find the middle C onWell, the ordinary note B3 is immediately to the left of
the piano.the note C4. Bb3 is the black key immediately to the
The middle C is often called C4 as it is in the fourthleft of the note B3. Okey?
octave of an ordinary upright piano or grand piano. It isThe third and last chord we will use in this piano lesson
sometimes called the keyhole C as it is at the sameis the chord C7. It is played in the following way:
horizontal position as the keyhole on some pianos.C7: C3 E3 Bb3
In this piano lesson we will call it C4 and the C to theIf you want to use these chords in the song I
left of this note we will call C3 and so on. We will nowrecommend that you learn them by heart first. Now
continue this piano lesson by learning the songwe will continue with the piano lesson.
Amazing Grace. Let's take a look at the lyrics to theI once was lost, but now am found
first verse:A4 C5 A4 F4 A4 G4 F4 D4 C4
Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundWe finish this part of the piano lesson by playing the
That saved a wretch like melast line of lyrics.
I once was lost, but now am foundWas blind, but now I see
Was blind, but now I seeC4 F4 A4 F4 A4 G4 F4
We will play this song in the key of F-major. You don'tOur piano lesson on Amazing Grace is completed as
need to know exactly what this mean but it still is infar as the piano melody is concerned but if you want
F-major anyway.to use your left hand to play the chords as you play
We will start with the first line:the right hand melody you'll find the bonus text here:
Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundI will notate the melody as I did before but at certain
Here is the notes to play to this line:places among the notes I will place the piano chords
C4 F4 A4 F4 A4 G4 F4 D4 C4you already have learned after a slash.
In this piano lesson we will use a type of piano tab thatWhen you see a note with a slash and a piano chord
doesn't indicate the length of the individual notes. Youafter it you are supposed to play the note and the
will probably figure out this by yourself as you knowchord at the same time.
the melody!Here is the Amazing Grace melody with piano chords:
I feel confident that you are able to do this!C4 F4/F A4 F4 A4 G4 F4/Bb D4 C4/F
Let's continue with the next line:C4 F4/F A4 F4 A4 G4 A4 C5/C7
That saved a wretch like meA4 C5/F A4 F4 A4 G4 F4/Bb D4 C4/F
C4 F4 A4 F4 A4 G4 A4 C5C4 F4/F A4 F4 A4/C7 G4 F4/F
We will now take a break in this piano lesson andThat's it! I recommend learning the Amazing Grace
amuse ourselves with three piano chords that you canmelody with or without chords by heart. You will then
play with your left hand as you play the melody withhave access to it whenever you will find a piano or
your right hand.keyboard to play.
The first piano chord is called F-major or just F and it is