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Awake My Soul: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Chris Tomlin

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 107 BPM
  • 2012
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Steady chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Awake My Soul without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand steady chords.

The main tune of Awake My Soul 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
C
RC5 E4 G4 C5 D5 C5 B4 A4
LE3+G3+C4
Bar 2
G
RB4 D4 G4 B4 C5 B4 A4 G4
LD3+G3+B3
Bar 3
D
RA4 D4 F#4 A4 B4 A4 G4 F#4
LD3+F#3+A3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2+D3 D2 D3 D2 D3

Awake My Soul accompaniment in letter notes

The C – G – D – D loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 2
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 3
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 A6 F#6 D6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 6
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 7
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2 D2

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 Awake My Soul

What are the letter notes for the Awake My Soul 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 C – G – D – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Awake My Soul?

The loop is C – G – D – D (IV – I – V – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.

What key is Awake My Soul in?

G major, at about 107 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Awake My Soul?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Awake My Soul easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Awake My Soul?

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.