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Above All: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Paul Baloche

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Marching chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Above All written out as piano music: the I – IV – V – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand marching chords.

Above All chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AIA C# E
2DIVD F# A
3EVE G# B
4AIA C# E

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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the A – D – E – A 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 Above All

Does the sheet music for Above All 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 Above All?

The loop is A – D – E – A (I – IV – V – I) in A major, and the song ends on Esus4 – E – A.

What key is Above All in?

A major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Above All?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Above All 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.