Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
A Mother’s Prayer: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by David Foster & Carole Bayer Sager
- G major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 1998
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany A Mother’s Prayer without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.
A Mother’s Prayer accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – C – Em – Bm loop with three-step climb in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about A Mother’s Prayer
What are the letter notes for the A Mother’s Prayer piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Em – C – Em – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in A Mother’s Prayer?
The loop is Em – C – Em – Bm (vi – IV – vi – iii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is A Mother’s Prayer in?
G major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in A Mother’s Prayer?
Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Mother’s Prayer easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.