| Amazing Grace for piano is a popular song on the | | | | played with these notes in this song: |
| internet. In this piano lesson we will learn to play this | | | | F: C3 F3 A3 |
| song with melody and chords without the use of sheet | | | | The 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 on | | | | Bb: D3 F3 Bb3 |
| the piano keyboard. C is always to the left of two | | | | What is the note Bb3? |
| black keys on the keyboard. Let's find the middle C on | | | | Well, 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 fourth | | | | left of the note B3. Okey? |
| octave of an ordinary upright piano or grand piano. It is | | | | The third and last chord we will use in this piano lesson |
| sometimes called the keyhole C as it is at the same | | | | is 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 the | | | | If you want to use these chords in the song I |
| left of this note we will call C3 and so on. We will now | | | | recommend that you learn them by heart first. Now |
| continue this piano lesson by learning the song | | | | we will continue with the piano lesson. |
| Amazing Grace. Let's take a look at the lyrics to the | | | | I once was lost, but now am found |
| first verse: | | | | A4 C5 A4 F4 A4 G4 F4 D4 C4 |
| Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound | | | | We finish this part of the piano lesson by playing the |
| That saved a wretch like me | | | | last line of lyrics. |
| I once was lost, but now am found | | | | Was blind, but now I see |
| Was blind, but now I see | | | | C4 F4 A4 F4 A4 G4 F4 |
| We will play this song in the key of F-major. You don't | | | | Our piano lesson on Amazing Grace is completed as |
| need to know exactly what this mean but it still is in | | | | far 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 sound | | | | I 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 C4 | | | | you already have learned after a slash. |
| In this piano lesson we will use a type of piano tab that | | | | When you see a note with a slash and a piano chord |
| doesn't indicate the length of the individual notes. You | | | | after it you are supposed to play the note and the |
| will probably figure out this by yourself as you know | | | | chord 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 me | | | | A4 C5/F A4 F4 A4 G4 F4/Bb D4 C4/F |
| C4 F4 A4 F4 A4 G4 A4 C5 | | | | C4 F4/F A4 F4 A4/C7 G4 F4/F |
| We will now take a break in this piano lesson and | | | | That's it! I recommend learning the Amazing Grace |
| amuse ourselves with three piano chords that you can | | | | melody with or without chords by heart. You will then |
| play with your left hand as you play the melody with | | | | have 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 | | | | |