Chords for Owl City - In Christ Alone (piano tutorial)
Tempo:
117.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
G
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
I can't believe that I hadn't heard of Owl City's version of In Christ Alone.
It's lovely and it's a great song.
There's a lot of truth in the words.
So [Gb] here's how you play Owl [Eb] City's version.
They were going to be dealing with lots of chords and a few modulations.
So try and keep up.
Here we go.
Starting off in E flat.
[Bb]
Then to A flat.
[Eb]
[Bb] Then to B flat. And [Eb] again.
[Bb]
[A] That's the [Em] intro and also it plays [Ab] after the first chorus.
So into the meat of it.
It's literally just the chords.
There is a lot of playing the second instead of the third.
So instead of, say, A flat with a C, it's A flat with a B flat [Eb] instead.
And also there's a lot of sus 4s going on.
So instead of B flat with [Bb] a D, it's B flat with an E flat.
There we go.
[Eb] Okay, so straight into it.
Here we go.
A flat.
[Eb] B flat.
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
E flat over [Eb] G.
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
[Eb] E flat.
And same again.
A flat.
E flat.
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
E flat [Eb] over G.
A flat.
B [Bb] flat.
[Eb] G flat.
And so the chorus.
E flat over G.
[Ab] A flat.
C minor 7th.
[Cm]
That's a C minor with a B flat as well.
And then to B flat sus [Bb] 4.
Same again.
E flat over G.
[Ab] A flat.
C [Cm] minor 7th.
[Bb]
And to B flat sus 4.
Then to A flat.
B flat.
A flat.
B flat.
B flat sus 4.
[Eb] E flat over G.
B [Bb] flat sus 4.
[C] And then he plays the intro.
A little riff [Em] again which is lovely.
And then it goes a sort of whiplash modulation straight into the key of F.
And it's exactly the same chord sequence but shifted up [Bb]
a couple of semitones.
So here we go.
Okay so it's B flat.
[F] [Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
F [F] over A.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
[F]
F.
And again.
[Bb] B flat.
[F] F.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
C sus 4 here.
[F] F over A.
[Bb] B flat.
C sus 4.
[F] F.
And to the chorus.
F over A.
[Bb] B flat.
D minor 7.
[Dm] [C] C.
And [F] again.
F over A.
[Bb]
B flat.
[Dm] D minor 7.
[C] C.
Finishing off.
B [Bb] flat.
[F]
F.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
[F] F over A.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
[F]
By the way what you'll see me doing on the [E] video and also Adam does this when he's playing it.
He's rocking with the left hand a little bit just to give it a little [Bb] bit of sort of momentum.
So instead of just [F]
doing that he'll be rocking with the [Bb] left hand.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
Of course you can do that once you're au fait with your chords.
[C] Okay here we go.
Final modulation taking us to the key of G.
So it starts off in C.
[G] G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
[G] G over B.
[C]
C.
[D] D sus 4.
[G] G.
And [C] again.
C.
[G] G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
[G] G.
And the chorus.
G over B.
[C] C.
[Em] E minus 7.
[D] D sus 4.
G over B.
[G] [C] C.
G minus [Em] 7.
E minus 7 sorry.
[D] D.
[C] C.
[G] G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
[C] C.
[D] D.
[G] G.
And then the outro.
It's lovely.
He shifts everything up an octave and just plays the last [C] bit again twice with a little twist as well.
[G] C.
G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
[C] C.
[D]
D.
Instead of going to G he goes to the E minus 7th again.
[Em]
And then just does the last couple of bars again.
G over B.
[G] [C] C.
[D] [D] D.
And then finally [G] G.
Still up here.
He takes just octave G's with the thumb and the pinky in the left hand.
[Bb] There you go.
Have a listen to my cover.
See how it fits together.
And have fun playing In Christ Alone the Owl City version.
See ya.
[N]
It's lovely and it's a great song.
There's a lot of truth in the words.
So [Gb] here's how you play Owl [Eb] City's version.
They were going to be dealing with lots of chords and a few modulations.
So try and keep up.
Here we go.
Starting off in E flat.
[Bb]
Then to A flat.
[Eb]
[Bb] Then to B flat. And [Eb] again.
[Bb]
[A] That's the [Em] intro and also it plays [Ab] after the first chorus.
So into the meat of it.
It's literally just the chords.
There is a lot of playing the second instead of the third.
So instead of, say, A flat with a C, it's A flat with a B flat [Eb] instead.
And also there's a lot of sus 4s going on.
So instead of B flat with [Bb] a D, it's B flat with an E flat.
There we go.
[Eb] Okay, so straight into it.
Here we go.
A flat.
[Eb] B flat.
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
E flat over [Eb] G.
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
[Eb] E flat.
And same again.
A flat.
E flat.
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
E flat [Eb] over G.
A flat.
B [Bb] flat.
[Eb] G flat.
And so the chorus.
E flat over G.
[Ab] A flat.
C minor 7th.
[Cm]
That's a C minor with a B flat as well.
And then to B flat sus [Bb] 4.
Same again.
E flat over G.
[Ab] A flat.
C [Cm] minor 7th.
[Bb]
And to B flat sus 4.
Then to A flat.
B flat.
A flat.
B flat.
B flat sus 4.
[Eb] E flat over G.
B [Bb] flat sus 4.
[C] And then he plays the intro.
A little riff [Em] again which is lovely.
And then it goes a sort of whiplash modulation straight into the key of F.
And it's exactly the same chord sequence but shifted up [Bb]
a couple of semitones.
So here we go.
Okay so it's B flat.
[F] [Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
F [F] over A.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
[F]
F.
And again.
[Bb] B flat.
[F] F.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
C sus 4 here.
[F] F over A.
[Bb] B flat.
C sus 4.
[F] F.
And to the chorus.
F over A.
[Bb] B flat.
D minor 7.
[Dm] [C] C.
And [F] again.
F over A.
[Bb]
B flat.
[Dm] D minor 7.
[C] C.
Finishing off.
B [Bb] flat.
[F]
F.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
[F] F over A.
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
[F]
By the way what you'll see me doing on the [E] video and also Adam does this when he's playing it.
He's rocking with the left hand a little bit just to give it a little [Bb] bit of sort of momentum.
So instead of just [F]
doing that he'll be rocking with the [Bb] left hand.
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
Of course you can do that once you're au fait with your chords.
[C] Okay here we go.
Final modulation taking us to the key of G.
So it starts off in C.
[G] G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
[G] G over B.
[C]
C.
[D] D sus 4.
[G] G.
And [C] again.
C.
[G] G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
[G] G.
And the chorus.
G over B.
[C] C.
[Em] E minus 7.
[D] D sus 4.
G over B.
[G] [C] C.
G minus [Em] 7.
E minus 7 sorry.
[D] D.
[C] C.
[G] G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
[C] C.
[D] D.
[G] G.
And then the outro.
It's lovely.
He shifts everything up an octave and just plays the last [C] bit again twice with a little twist as well.
[G] C.
G.
[C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
[C] C.
[D]
D.
Instead of going to G he goes to the E minus 7th again.
[Em]
And then just does the last couple of bars again.
G over B.
[G] [C] C.
[D] [D] D.
And then finally [G] G.
Still up here.
He takes just octave G's with the thumb and the pinky in the left hand.
[Bb] There you go.
Have a listen to my cover.
See how it fits together.
And have fun playing In Christ Alone the Owl City version.
See ya.
[N]
Key:
Bb
C
F
G
D
Bb
C
F
I can't believe that I hadn't heard of Owl City's version of In Christ Alone.
It's lovely _ and it's a great song.
There's a lot of truth in the words.
So [Gb] here's how you play Owl [Eb] City's version.
They were going to be dealing with lots of chords and a few modulations.
So try and keep up.
Here we go.
Starting off in E flat. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ Then to A flat.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Then to B flat. And [Eb] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] That's the [Em] intro and also it plays [Ab] after the first chorus.
So into the meat of it.
It's literally just the chords.
There is a lot of playing the second instead of the third.
So instead of, say, A flat with a C, it's A flat with a B flat [Eb] instead. _ _
And also there's a lot of sus 4s going on.
So instead of B flat with [Bb] a D, _ it's B flat with an E flat.
There we go. _
[Eb] Okay, so straight into it.
Here we go.
A flat. _ _ _
[Eb] B flat.
_ _ _ _ A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4. _ _ _ _
_ _ E flat over [Eb] G. _ _
_ A flat.
_ B flat [Bb] sus 4.
_ _ _ [Eb] E flat.
And same again.
_ A flat.
E flat. _ _
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
_ E flat [Eb] over G.
A flat.
B [Bb] flat. _ _ _
[Eb] G flat.
And so the chorus.
_ E flat over G.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ A flat. _
C minor 7th.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
That's a C minor with a B flat as well.
And then to B flat sus [Bb] 4.
_ _ _ Same again.
E flat over G.
_ [Ab] A flat.
C [Cm] minor 7th.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
And to B flat sus 4.
Then to A flat.
_ B flat.
_ A flat.
B flat.
_ B flat sus 4.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] E flat over G. _
_ B [Bb] flat sus 4. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] And then he plays the intro.
_ A little riff [Em] again which is lovely.
And then it goes a sort of whiplash modulation straight into the key of F.
And it's exactly the same chord sequence but shifted up [Bb]
a couple of semitones.
So here we go.
Okay so it's B flat. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
_ _ F [F] over A. _
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
_ _ _ [F]
F.
And again.
[Bb] B flat.
_ [F] F.
_ _ [Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
C sus 4 here.
_ [F] F over A.
_ [Bb] B flat. _
C sus 4.
[F] _ F. _
And to the chorus.
F over A.
_ _ [Bb] B flat. _
_ D minor 7.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ C.
_ And [F] again.
F over A.
_ [Bb] _
B flat.
[Dm] D minor 7.
_ [C] C. _
_ Finishing off.
B [Bb] flat.
_ [F] _ _
F.
_ [Bb] B flat.
[C] C. _
_ [F] F over A.
_ [Bb] B flat. _
[C] C.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ By the way what you'll see me doing on the [E] video and also Adam does this when he's playing it.
He's rocking with the left hand a little bit just to give it a little [Bb] bit of sort of momentum.
So instead of just _ [F]
doing that he'll be rocking with the [Bb] left hand. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ Of course you can do that once you're au fait with your chords.
[C] Okay here we go.
Final modulation taking us to the key of G.
So it starts off in C.
_ _ [G] G. _
_ _ _ [C] C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ _ [G] G over B.
_ _ [C]
C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ [G] G.
_ And [C] again.
C.
[G] _ G.
_ _ [C] _ C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
_ [C] C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ [G] G.
And the chorus.
G over B.
_ [C] _ C. _
[Em] E minus 7.
_ [D] _ D sus 4. _
G over B.
[G] _ _ [C] C. _ _
G minus [Em] 7.
_ E minus 7 sorry. _
[D] D.
_ _ _ _ [C] C.
_ _ [G] G. _ _ _
[C] C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ G over [G] B.
_ [C] _ C.
[D] _ D.
_ _ _ [G] G. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then the outro.
It's lovely.
He shifts everything up an octave and just plays the last [C] bit again twice with a little twist as well. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] C.
G. _
_ _ _ [C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
_ G over [G] B.
_ [C] C.
[D] _
D.
Instead of going to G he goes to the E minus 7th again.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then just does the last couple of bars again.
G over B.
[G] _ _ [C] C. _ _
[D] _ _ [D] D.
_ _ And then finally [G] G.
Still up here.
He takes just octave G's with the thumb and the pinky in the left hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] There you go.
Have a listen to my cover.
See how it fits together.
And have fun playing In Christ Alone the Owl City version.
See ya. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
It's lovely _ and it's a great song.
There's a lot of truth in the words.
So [Gb] here's how you play Owl [Eb] City's version.
They were going to be dealing with lots of chords and a few modulations.
So try and keep up.
Here we go.
Starting off in E flat. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ Then to A flat.
[Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Then to B flat. And [Eb] again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] That's the [Em] intro and also it plays [Ab] after the first chorus.
So into the meat of it.
It's literally just the chords.
There is a lot of playing the second instead of the third.
So instead of, say, A flat with a C, it's A flat with a B flat [Eb] instead. _ _
And also there's a lot of sus 4s going on.
So instead of B flat with [Bb] a D, _ it's B flat with an E flat.
There we go. _
[Eb] Okay, so straight into it.
Here we go.
A flat. _ _ _
[Eb] B flat.
_ _ _ _ A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4. _ _ _ _
_ _ E flat over [Eb] G. _ _
_ A flat.
_ B flat [Bb] sus 4.
_ _ _ [Eb] E flat.
And same again.
_ A flat.
E flat. _ _
A flat.
B flat [Bb] sus 4.
_ E flat [Eb] over G.
A flat.
B [Bb] flat. _ _ _
[Eb] G flat.
And so the chorus.
_ E flat over G.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ A flat. _
C minor 7th.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
That's a C minor with a B flat as well.
And then to B flat sus [Bb] 4.
_ _ _ Same again.
E flat over G.
_ [Ab] A flat.
C [Cm] minor 7th.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
And to B flat sus 4.
Then to A flat.
_ B flat.
_ A flat.
B flat.
_ B flat sus 4.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] E flat over G. _
_ B [Bb] flat sus 4. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] And then he plays the intro.
_ A little riff [Em] again which is lovely.
And then it goes a sort of whiplash modulation straight into the key of F.
And it's exactly the same chord sequence but shifted up [Bb]
a couple of semitones.
So here we go.
Okay so it's B flat. _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
_ _ F [F] over A. _
[Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
_ _ _ [F]
F.
And again.
[Bb] B flat.
_ [F] F.
_ _ [Bb] B flat.
[C] C.
C sus 4 here.
_ [F] F over A.
_ [Bb] B flat. _
C sus 4.
[F] _ F. _
And to the chorus.
F over A.
_ _ [Bb] B flat. _
_ D minor 7.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ C.
_ And [F] again.
F over A.
_ [Bb] _
B flat.
[Dm] D minor 7.
_ [C] C. _
_ Finishing off.
B [Bb] flat.
_ [F] _ _
F.
_ [Bb] B flat.
[C] C. _
_ [F] F over A.
_ [Bb] B flat. _
[C] C.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ By the way what you'll see me doing on the [E] video and also Adam does this when he's playing it.
He's rocking with the left hand a little bit just to give it a little [Bb] bit of sort of momentum.
So instead of just _ [F]
doing that he'll be rocking with the [Bb] left hand. _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ Of course you can do that once you're au fait with your chords.
[C] Okay here we go.
Final modulation taking us to the key of G.
So it starts off in C.
_ _ [G] G. _
_ _ _ [C] C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ _ [G] G over B.
_ _ [C]
C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ [G] G.
_ And [C] again.
C.
[G] _ G.
_ _ [C] _ C.
[D] D sus 4.
G over [G] B.
_ [C] C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ [G] G.
And the chorus.
G over B.
_ [C] _ C. _
[Em] E minus 7.
_ [D] _ D sus 4. _
G over B.
[G] _ _ [C] C. _ _
G minus [Em] 7.
_ E minus 7 sorry. _
[D] D.
_ _ _ _ [C] C.
_ _ [G] G. _ _ _
[C] C.
_ [D] D sus 4.
_ G over [G] B.
_ [C] _ C.
[D] _ D.
_ _ _ [G] G. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then the outro.
It's lovely.
He shifts everything up an octave and just plays the last [C] bit again twice with a little twist as well. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] C.
G. _
_ _ _ [C] C.
[D] D sus 4.
_ G over [G] B.
_ [C] C.
[D] _
D.
Instead of going to G he goes to the E minus 7th again.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And then just does the last couple of bars again.
G over B.
[G] _ _ [C] C. _ _
[D] _ _ [D] D.
_ _ And then finally [G] G.
Still up here.
He takes just octave G's with the thumb and the pinky in the left hand. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] There you go.
Have a listen to my cover.
See how it fits together.
And have fun playing In Christ Alone the Owl City version.
See ya. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _