Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Learn to play Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin on piano — and learn to read ANY praise and worship chord sheet while you do it.
Start your 7-day trial for $1 and my complete Praise And Worship piano course comes with it: webpianoteacher.com/subscription/offer
If you play for your church, that course is the one to start with.
In this full lesson I take the kind of chord sheet your worship leader hands you on a Sunday morning and show you, in 10 steps, how to turn it into music at the piano. Not one memorized arrangement of one song — the actual skill, so the next chord sheet you are handed is one you can already play.
We do Holy Forever in the KEY OF C — no sharps, no flats. The record is in D flat, and there is no reason for a church volunteer to fight five flats to learn a skill. Everything here transfers back to the original key when you are ready.
Stay to the end — I play the backing tracks on their own, intro through chorus with no piano over the top, so you can play along and practice everything you just learned.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• How to read the chord symbols written over the lyrics on a worship chord chart
• Chord spelling — why there are only seven letters in music and how they repeat
• How to spell any major, minor, seventh and sus4 chord
• Inversions: move to the nearest shape, not the far end of the keyboard
• The praise and worship left hand — the left hand takes the octave, the right hand takes the leftovers
• The Dm7 and the Csus4 — and why learning sus4 once teaches you every other sus4
• Soft thumbs — the touch that makes a worship part sound professional, not blocky
WHO THIS IS FOR
Church pianists and worship team volunteers, adult beginners, and returning players getting back to it. You do not need to read sheet music — that is the whole point of a chord sheet. Every note is named on screen as I play it, so you never guess which key my hand is on.
ABOUT THE PRAISE AND WORSHIP COURSE
It starts at square one for a complete beginner and builds cumulatively to advanced worship piano straight from a chord sheet. 65 in-depth lessons, every one with a sheet download, taught on the genre's biggest songs — Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Lauren Daigle. You will learn to embellish and dress up chords, add right hand licks, put advanced rhythmic styles into your playing, understand the circle of fifths and the Nashville Number System, build technique in every key, and hold your part in a band or alone.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome — 10 steps to play from any chord sheet
0:35 Step 1 — The chord symbols written over the lyrics
2:16 Chord spelling — there are only seven letters
4:45 Step 2 — Inversions
12:54 Step 3 — Playing the changes
15:53 Step 4 — Rhythm with the backing track
18:10 Step 5 — Quarter note rhythms
21:19 Steps 6 & 7 — The pre-chorus
25:33 Left hand takes the octave, right hand takes the rest
26:39 Step 8 — The chorus, the Dm7 and the Csus4
32:23 Step 9 — Soft thumbs
37:38 Step 10 — Advanced worship rhythms
39:45 Octave hopping
40:45 Your turn — play along with the band
If you liked this, my Goodness Of God chord sheet lesson teaches the same skill on another song — same writers, same method.
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Learn to play Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin on piano — and learn to read ANY praise and worship chord sheet while you do it.
Start your 7-day trial for $1 and my complete Praise And Worship piano course comes with it: webpianoteacher.com/subscription/offer
If you play for your church, that course is the one to start with.
In this full lesson I take the kind of chord sheet your worship leader hands you on a Sunday morning and show you, in 10 steps, how to turn it into music at the piano. Not one memorized arrangement of one song — the actual skill, so the next chord sheet you are handed is one you can already play.
We do Holy Forever in the KEY OF C — no sharps, no flats. The record is in D flat, and there is no reason for a church volunteer to fight five flats to learn a skill. Everything here transfers back to the original key when you are ready.
Stay to the end — I play the backing tracks on their own, intro through chorus with no piano over the top, so you can play along and practice everything you just learned.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
• How to read the chord symbols written over the lyrics on a worship chord chart
• Chord spelling — why there are only seven letters in music and how they repeat
• How to spell any major, minor, seventh and sus4 chord
• Inversions: move to the nearest shape, not the far end of the keyboard
• The praise and worship left hand — the left hand takes the octave, the right hand takes the leftovers
• The Dm7 and the Csus4 — and why learning sus4 once teaches you every other sus4
• Soft thumbs — the touch that makes a worship part sound professional, not blocky
WHO THIS IS FOR
Church pianists and worship team volunteers, adult beginners, and returning players getting back to it. You do not need to read sheet music — that is the whole point of a chord sheet. Every note is named on screen as I play it, so you never guess which key my hand is on.
ABOUT THE PRAISE AND WORSHIP COURSE
It starts at square one for a complete beginner and builds cumulatively to advanced worship piano straight from a chord sheet. 65 in-depth lessons, every one with a sheet download, taught on the genre's biggest songs — Chris Tomlin, Michael W. Smith, Lauren Daigle. You will learn to embellish and dress up chords, add right hand licks, put advanced rhythmic styles into your playing, understand the circle of fifths and the Nashville Number System, build technique in every key, and hold your part in a band or alone.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Welcome — 10 steps to play from any chord sheet
0:35 Step 1 — The chord symbols written over the lyrics
2:16 Chord spelling — there are only seven letters
4:45 Step 2 — Inversions
12:54 Step 3 — Playing the changes
15:53 Step 4 — Rhythm with the backing track
18:10 Step 5 — Quarter note rhythms
21:19 Steps 6 & 7 — The pre-chorus
25:33 Left hand takes the octave, right hand takes the rest
26:39 Step 8 — The chorus, the Dm7 and the Csus4
32:23 Step 9 — Soft thumbs
37:38 Step 10 — Advanced worship rhythms
39:45 Octave hopping
40:45 Your turn — play along with the band
If you liked this, my Goodness Of God chord sheet lesson teaches the same skill on another song — same writers, same method.
#holyforever #christomlin #worshippiano #chordsheet #praiseandworship
👍 Try 1,000 free lessons today on webpianoteacher.com ✅ Learn to play piano with Shawn’s revolutionary method
Read Google Reviews by Shawn’s actual students google.com/search?sca_esv=5009c1303de011b0&sca_upv=1&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS1008US1008&hl=en-US&q=web+piano+teacher+reviews&uds=ADvngMgvgkdrPGdvQSDLpEVP-ZodsumYvHbzDCPdZxu7y1dxdo5qqAYWcbG74nStvB1P7oPuKgMFxvRIzd_DZN3tMyxEyrPXSMvg62M7DhKnaOoXRrvMRlR2qOzpuVB5MFvbzhVxfpnLmeUii_UEMspRA9Sb2_UNlNmYcxD8gSa_9Y-ZrAhmC7PMo4dC-3yAW2NaRCTwbTkIJFF0zACFe0MmWygbXUnSyy4URj5yYn7f6Y92qL5F7C65sP-AwHchpQ_w3yruheB24nu-AvcfFQo-ckINkBqWAeio4R0dm9r8cmVn2A7RlUhPAPOZyHpYJ2DontEmnoCi9_eEmhwW9RpGrsajaR7u8_U58p0eD_M4AQtnaQce2g4_3U4ECJVG1OOQrlRFwR4byywOQYKXK-PF9b_wDOJ4wtlppDpfX1FhULjD2H_jbmF3keFLT-JjbHx5mU1wYAbm&si=ACC90nwjPmqJHrCEt6ewASzksVFQDX8zco_7MgBaIawvaF4-7tVxiqnhHYhqKwDDsP2tv6FAZ1fBoW06Zy-5I4bv_4sVUMNgTvp0JS4qCRvaokEGreiT-RV-opIxhvzKSE6856yE4kgwpddtdtU31HEpdWwEdq8gXg%3D%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik1uakreOIAxVxKkQIHU2mGhQQk8gLegQIKRAB&ictx=1&biw=390&bih=657&dpr=3
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🎹 Testimonials from Shawn’s actual students: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmQmIKv8_bI83Iun0tmCk-4IOSVAxm6S
🔥Billy Joel Song Lessons: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCmQmIKv8_bKGJ1HDqNoqdQ02-o579MQk
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