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Blessed Assurance: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Phoebe P. Knapp
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- V7–I–IV–I loop
- 1983
- Medium
Blessed Assurance written out as piano music: the V7 – I – IV – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand pop stabs.
Blessed Assurance chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Eb7 | V7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Eb7 – Ab – Db – Ab 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.
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Questions about Blessed Assurance
Does the sheet music for Blessed Assurance 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 Blessed Assurance?
The loop is Eb7 – Ab – Db – Ab (V7 – I – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is Blessed Assurance in?
Ab major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Blessed Assurance?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Blessed Assurance 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.