Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Paul Gerhardt
- G major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- vi–ii–V7–I loop
- 1991
- Medium
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 Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand without reading music. The left hand plays river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10), and the right hand sings the tune.
Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – Am – D7 – G loop with river roll in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand
What are the letter notes for the Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand 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 Em – Am – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand?
The loop is Em – Am – D7 – G (vi – ii – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D7 – G.
What key is Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand in?
G major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand?
River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.