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Agnus Dei: piano accompaniment sheet music
- A major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1990
- Medium
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Agnus Dei written out as piano music: the I – ii7 – vi – V – iii7 – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand double island chords.
Agnus Dei 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | Bm7 | ii7 | B D F# A |
| 3 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 4 | E | V | E G# B |
| 4 | C#m7 | iii7 | C# E G# B |
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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and double island chords in the right, over the A – A – Bm7 – F#m – E – C#m7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Agnus Dei
Does the sheet music for Agnus Dei 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 Agnus Dei?
The loop is A – A – Bm7 – F#m – E – C#m7 (I – ii7 – vi – V – iii7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – Bm – A.
What key is Agnus Dei in?
A major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Agnus Dei?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Agnus Dei easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Agnus Dei?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.