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Great I Am: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- vi–IV–I–V loop
- 2011
- Medium
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Great I Am written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand deep-breath chords.
Great I Am chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | Bm | vi | B D F# |
| 2 | G | IV | G B D |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | A | V | A C# E |
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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right, over the Bm – G – D – A 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 Great I Am
Does the sheet music for Great I Am 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 Great I Am?
The loop is Bm – G – D – A (vi – IV – I – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Great I Am in?
D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Great I Am?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Great I Am 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.