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At The Cross: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Hillsong United

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 72 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Rock hopRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 At The Cross without reading music. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

The catchy part 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
E → B
RG#3+B3+E4 E4+G#4+B4 A4 B3+E4+A4 G#4 B3+D#4+F#4 E4
LE2 E3 E2 E2 D#2
Bar 2
C#m7 → E
RG#3+B3+E4 E4+G#4+B4 A4 B3+E4+A4 G#4 B3+F#4 E4
LC#2 C#3 C#2 C#2 G#1
Bar 3
A
RA3+C#4+E4 C#4+E4+B4 A4 C#4+E4+A4 G#4 A3+C#4+F#4 E4 F#4
LA1 A2 A1 A1 A2
Bar 4
Bsus4
RB3+E4+F#4 B3+E4+F#4 B3+E4+F#4 B3+E4+F#4
LB1 B2 B1 B1 B2

At The Cross accompaniment in letter notes

The E – B – C#m7 – E – A – Bsus4 loop with rock hop in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E → B
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D#4+F#4+B4
LE2 E3 E2 E2 B3
Bar 2
C#m7 → E
RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 G#4+B4+E5
LC#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 E3
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 4
Bsus4
RE4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4 B6 F#6 E6 B5 G#5 G5 F#5 E#5
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3
Bar 5
E → B
RG#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 G#4+B4+E5 D#4+F#4+B4
LE2 E3 E2 E2 B3
Bar 6
C#m7 → E
RE4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 E4+G#4+C#5 G#4+B4+E5
LC#3 C#4 C#3 C#3 E3
Bar 7
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 8
Bsus4
RE4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4 E4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3

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 E – B – C#m7 – E – A – Bsus4, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in At The Cross?

The loop is E – B – C#m7 – E – A – Bsus4 (I – V – vi7 – I – IV – Vsus4) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is At The Cross in?

E major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in At The Cross?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, 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 6 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 catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.