Song chords
Here I Am to Worship chords
Tim Hughes
Three chords — I, V and IV — and no fourth chord anywhere in the song, which is why it sits on nearly every beginner worship list ever written. Recorded in E and played almost universally capo 2 out of D.
Before you start
The chords you need.
3 shapes covers the whole song, fretted with the capo at fret 2. Tap any diagram’s play button to hear it, or open its page for every voicing on six instruments.
The chart
Section by section.
Capo 2 with D shapes: D sounds as E, A as B and G as A. Most charts write the G as G/D so the low D keeps ringing under all three chords — that drone is the arrangement. Hit play on any section to hear it walk through at 70 bpm.
Verse
6 barsI, V, IV — and that is the entire vocabulary.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Chorus
6 barsThe same three chords; the melody is what makes it the chorus.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Bridge
3 barsOpens on the V instead of the tonic — the one structural change in the chart.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Need it in a different key, or without the capo? Run it through the transposer — move every chord by the same interval and the song is unchanged.
Playing it
What actually trips people up.
With only three chords the right hand is the song. Keep the low D string ringing through the G and the A instead of muting it, and the sections stop sounding like three separate chords.
The chart above is the commonly played arrangement — the version a competent player would hand you, not a bar-for-bar transcription of a specific master. Section labels are there to orient you; live and studio versions repeat, extend and drop sections freely, and none of that changes which chords you need.
About this page
Chord names and song structure are facts; for lyrics and official notation, support the artist. This page carries no lyrics on purpose — Here I Am to Worship was written and recorded by Tim Hughes, and the words belong to them. What you get here is the harmony: the key, the capo, the tempo, and which chord goes where.
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FAQ
Questions people actually ask.
What key is Here I Am to Worship in?
Here I Am to Worship sounds in E Major. The common arrangement gets there with a capo at fret 2 and D Major shapes, which is why the chords written here are D Major chords rather than E Major ones.
Do I need a capo for Here I Am to Worship?
Yes for the standard arrangement: capo 2. Without it you would be playing E Major shapes, which needs barre chords. With the capo on, the shapes are D Major — much friendlier under the hand.
What chords are in Here I Am to Worship?
D, A and G — 3 chords across 3 sections. Capo 2 with D shapes: D sounds as E, A as B and G as A. Most charts write the G as G/D so the low D keeps ringing under all three chords — that drone is the arrangement.
What is the easiest way to play Here I Am to Worship?
Beginner overall. With only three chords the right hand is the song. Keep the low D string ringing through the G and the A instead of muting it, and the sections stop sounding like three separate chords.
How fast is Here I Am to Worship?
About 70 bpm. Every section on this page plays back at that tempo, so you can hear how long each chord is meant to be held before you try it yourself.
Can I play Here I Am to Worship in a different key?
Yes — the progression is the song, not the letters. Move every chord by the same number of semitones and it still works. The transposer will do the arithmetic, or you can move the capo and keep these shapes.