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At The Cross: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Hillsong United

  • Eb major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Steady chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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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 At The Cross without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand steady chords.

The main tune of At The Cross in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab → Bb
RBb3 Eb4 F4 Bb3+Eb4+G4 C4+F4+Ab4 Bb3+Eb4+G4 Eb4+G4+Bb4
LAb1+Ab2 Bb1+Bb2
Bar 2
Cm
RBb3 Eb4 F4+Bb4 Eb4 Bb4 Eb4+G4+Bb4
LC2 C3
Bar 3
Ab → Cm
RBb3 C4+F4+Ab4 C4+F4+Ab4 Bb3+Eb4+G4 Bb3+D4+F4
LAb1+Ab2 C2+C3
Bar 4
Bb → Cm7
RBb3 Bb3+Eb4+G4 C4+F4+Ab4 Bb3+Eb4+G4 Eb4+G4+Bb4
LBb1 Bb2 Bb1 Bb1

At The Cross accompaniment in letter notes

The Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab – Cm – Bb – Cm7 loop with three-step climb in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Ab → Bb
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LAb2 Eb3 Ab3
Bar 2
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 G3 C4
Bar 3
Ab → Cm
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LAb2 Eb3 Ab3
Bar 4
Bb → Cm7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 G4 Bb4 C5 Eb5 G5 Bb5 C6 Eb6
LBb2 F3 Bb3
Bar 5
Ab → Bb
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LAb2 Eb3 Ab3
Bar 6
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 G3 C4
Bar 7
Ab → Cm
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LAb2 Eb3 Ab3
Bar 8
Bb → Cm7
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LBb2 F3 Bb3

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 At The Cross

What are the letter notes for the At The Cross 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 Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab – Cm – Bb – Cm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in At The Cross?

The loop is Ab – Bb – Cm – Ab – Cm – Bb – Cm7 (IV – V – vi – IV – vi – V – vi7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is At The Cross in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in At The Cross?

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

Is At The Cross easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of At The Cross?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.