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God Bless The U.S.A.: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Lee Greenwood

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God Bless The U.S.A. written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pausing chords.

God Bless The U.S.A. chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIF A C
2CVC E G
3BbIVBb D F
4FIF A C

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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and pausing chords in the right, over the F – C – Bb – F 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 God Bless The U.S.A.

Does the sheet music for God Bless The U.S.A. 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 God Bless The U.S.A.?

The loop is F – C – Bb – F (I – V – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C7 – F.

What key is God Bless The U.S.A. in?

F major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in God Bless The U.S.A.?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is God Bless The U.S.A. 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.