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A Soldier On His Knees: piano accompaniment sheet music

By The Crabb Family

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A Soldier On His Knees written out as piano music: the Isus – I – Isus – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) and the right hand steady chords.

A Soldier On His Knees chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1Csus4Isus4C F G
2CIC E G
3Csus4Isus4C F G
4CIC E G

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: gentle rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Csus4 – C – Csus4 – C chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about A Soldier On His Knees

Does the sheet music for A Soldier On His Knees have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in A Soldier On His Knees?

The loop is Csus4 – C – Csus4 – C (Isus – I – Isus – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is A Soldier On His Knees in?

C major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Soldier On His Knees?

Gentle rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Soldier On His Knees 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.