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Go, Tell It On The Mountain: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 4/4
- 135 BPM
- 1991
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Go, Tell It On The Mountain written out as piano music: the iv – I – ii – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
Go, Tell It On The Mountain chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Cm | iv | C Eb G |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 4 | G | I | G B D |
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: late-hop footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Cm – G – Am – G 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 Go, Tell It On The Mountain
Does the sheet music for Go, Tell It On The Mountain 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 Go, Tell It On The Mountain?
The loop is Cm – G – Am – G (iv – I – ii – I) in G major, and the song ends on Am – C – G.
What key is Go, Tell It On The Mountain in?
G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Go, Tell It On The Mountain?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Go, Tell It On The Mountain 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 7 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.