Anthem Lights – How Great Thou Art Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Anthem Lights – How Great Thou Art Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsDGAEmBmEBF#mC#m

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This is the chords of How Great Thou Art by Anthem Lights on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
D                                                         G
O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder
D                A                D                Em                D
Consider all the worlds Thy Hands have made
D                                            G
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
D                A                D                Em                D
Thy power throughout the universe displayed

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[Chorus 1]
G                              Bm                              G
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee
Em        A                D        Em                D
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
A                G                Bm                G
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee
Em                              A                              D
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

[Verse 2]
E                                            A
And when I think that God, His Son not sparing
E                B                A                F#m     E
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
E                                            A
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing
E                B                E               F#m     E
He bled and died to take away my sin

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[Chorus 2]
A                              C#m                              A
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee
F#m         B          E          F#m                E
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
A                              C#m                              A
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee
E                F#m                B                E
How great Thou art, how great Thou art

[Verse 3]
A                                            C#m
When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
E                B                E                F#m                E
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
E                              A
Then I shall bow with humble adoration
E                B                E                              F#m                E
And then proclaim, my God, how great Thou art

[Chorus 3]
E                              A                E
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee
F#m                B                E          F#m        E
How great Thou art, how great Thou art
C#m                A                              E
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee
F#m                              B                                            F#m
How great Thou art (how great Thou art), how great Thou art
A                B
How great Thou art

How to play How Great Thou Art: key, chords and progression

How Great Thou Art by Anthem Lights sits in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯), and you need 9 chords to play it: D, G, A, Em, Bm, E, B, F#m and C#m.

The progression the song keeps returning to is B – E – F#m – E (II – V – vi – V in A major). In solfa, that is reh – soh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Dm, Am, D, A, Em, Bm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯

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How Great Thou Art chords: questions

What key is How Great Thou Art in?

How Great Thou Art by Anthem Lights is in the key of A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯).

What chords are in How Great Thou Art?

How Great Thou Art uses 9 chords: D, G, A, Em, Bm, E, B, F#m, C#m.

What is the chord progression of How Great Thou Art?

The main progression is B – E – F#m – E (II – V – vi – V).

Is How Great Thou Art easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, F, G, Dm, Am, D, A, Em, Bm (78% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 56% without a capo).

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