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Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Traditional Carol

  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Boom-chickThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn written out as piano music: the vi – iv – I – V7 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boom-chick (boom-chick), and the right hand sings the tune.

Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmviA C E
2FmivF Ab C
3CIC E G
4G7V7G B D F

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: boom-chick (boom-chick) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Am – Fm – C – G7 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 Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn

Does the sheet music for Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn 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 Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn?

The loop is Am – Fm – C – G7 (vi – iv – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.

What key is Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn in?

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

What does the left hand play in Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Christians, Awake! Salute The Happy Morn easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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