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Piano Cover of "What a Beautiful Name"

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Song by Hillsong Worship

Original KeyD

BPM136

"What a Beautiful Name" by Hillsong Worship is one of the most-sung congregational songs of the 2010s. Slow-mid tempo (136 BPM feels slower than it reads), reverent, built for the whole room to sing.

1. The key: D major

D major. Scale: D, Em, F♯m, G, A, Bm, C♯dim.

2. The chord shape

Verse: 4 to 1 to 5 to 6m (G, D, A, Bm), the modern-worship 4-chord loop. Chorus: same loop. Bridge ("you have no rival") shifts to 6m to 4 to 1 to 5. Watch the Hillsong live recording.

3. The Sunday-ready play

Right hand: open triads sustained. G as G, B, D. Simple and hymnal.
Left hand: whole notes.
One move to add: on the bridge, hold the 6m (Bm) as Bm9 (B, D, F♯, A, C♯) for the "you have no rival" section. Extra weight for the moment.

4. When the leader calls a different key

Hillsong songs travel worldwide. Numbers hold. Use Gig Mode.

Next step

Play Never Settle for Less next. Same D, SA gospel energy, Khaya Mthethwa.

Song Chords Breakdown

Chord progression mapped to original song timeline.

Orig Key

[00:01.66] N
[00:02.81] A
[00:03.42] D
[00:08.12] Bm
[00:11.12] A
[00:11.73] F#m
[00:13.58] G
[00:14.21] Em7
[00:14.85] A
[00:16.10] D/A
[00:16.76] A
[00:18.62] D
[00:22.47] Bm
[00:24.98] A
[00:25.61] F#m
[00:27.49] G
[00:29.34] D/A
[00:31.12] A
[00:32.34] A7
[00:32.95] D
[00:39.65] D/F#
[00:42.45] G
[00:49.35] D/F#
[00:52.53] D
[00:55.72] E
[00:58.20] E7
[00:58.83] A
[01:01.86] D
[01:06.88] D/F#
[01:08.17] G
[01:14.92] Bm
[01:17.37] G
[01:18.17] D/F#
[01:19.81] G
[01:21.43] D/A
[01:23.05] A
[01:24.62] D
[01:31.32] G
[01:33.08] Bm
[01:34.84] A
[01:38.38] D
[01:41.91] A
[01:45.44] Bm
[01:48.95] G
[01:52.50] D/F#
[01:56.02] A
[01:59.56] Bm
[02:03.07] G
[02:06.62] Bm
[02:08.37] A
[02:10.13] G
[02:17.20] A
[02:20.72] Bm
[02:24.27] F#m
[02:27.79] G
[02:31.31] A
[02:34.83] Bm
[02:38.36] F#m
[02:41.91] G
[02:45.42] A
[02:48.96] Bm
[02:52.50] A
[02:56.04] G
[02:59.57] A
[03:03.09] Bm
[03:06.65] F#m
[03:09.27] D/F#
[03:10.15] G
[03:13.68] A
[03:17.21] Bm
[03:20.72] A
[03:23.38] D/A
[03:24.25] G
[03:27.84] F#m
[03:29.47] G
[03:30.28] Em7
[03:31.09] D/A
[03:32.73] A
[03:34.33] D
[03:39.21] G/D
[03:40.84] D
[03:42.44] Cadd9/D
[03:43.25] D
[03:44.06] G
[03:50.57] D
[03:52.99] A
[03:53.79] D
[03:56.24] Bm
[03:57.04] D/E
[03:58.68] E7/G#
[04:00.29] A7
[04:03.53] D
[04:06.62] D/F#
[04:10.15] A
[04:13.66] Bm
[04:17.19] G
[04:19.74] F#m7
[04:21.36] G
[04:22.18] Em
[04:22.99] D/A
[04:24.62] A
[04:26.24] D
[04:27.86] C#dim
[04:28.67] Bm/F#
[04:29.48] Bm
[04:31.11] Gmaj7
[04:32.72] D/F#
[04:34.33] G
[04:35.95] D/A
[04:37.59] A7
[04:39.21] D
[04:40.83] C#dim
[04:41.63] F#7
[04:42.43] Bm
[04:44.07] Gmaj7
[04:45.68] F#m7
[04:47.31] G
[04:48.11] Em7
[04:48.91] D/A
[04:50.56] A7
[04:52.17] D
[04:53.80] A/C#
[04:54.61] F#7
[04:55.42] Bm
[04:57.03] G
[04:58.66] F#m
[04:59.47] D/F#
[05:00.29] G
[05:01.09] Em7
[05:01.90] D/A
[05:03.53] A
[05:05.12] D
[05:06.78] C#dim
[05:07.59] Bm/C#
[05:08.41] Bm
[05:10.03] N
[05:22.20] Bm
[05:24.63] F#m
[05:26.22] Em
[05:27.86] D/A
[05:28.67] Asus4
[05:30.30] A
[05:31.09] D
[05:32.71] F#m7
[05:34.33] Bm
[05:35.97] G
[05:37.58] F#m7
[05:39.20] Em7/G
[05:40.00] Em7
[05:40.81] D/A
[05:42.45] A
[05:44.09] D
[05:45.69] C#dim
[05:46.51] F#7
[05:47.32] Bm
[05:48.94] Gmaj7
[05:50.56] F#m7
[05:52.18] Gmaj7
[05:52.99] Em7
[05:53.80] D/A
[05:55.41] A7
[05:57.05] D

Verse 1

You were the Word at the beginning
One with God the Lord Most High
Your hidden glory in creation
Now revealed in You our Christ

Chorus 1

What a beautiful Name it is
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a beautiful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a beautiful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

Verse 2

You didn’t want heaven without us
So Jesus You brought heaven down
My sin was great Your love was greater
What could separate us now?

Chorus 2

What a wonderful Name it is
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a wonderful Name it is
Nothing compares to this
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus
What a wonderful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

Bridge 1

Death could not hold You
The veil tore before You
You silenced the boast of sin and grave
The heavens are roaring
The praise of Your glory
For You are raised to life again…

Bridge 2

You have no rival
You have no equal
Now and forever God You reign
Yours is the Kingdom
Yours is the glory
Yours is the Name above all names

Chorus 3

What a powerful Name it is
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus Christ my King
What a powerful Name it is
Nothing can stand against
What a powerful Name it is
The Name of Jesus

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