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Great Is The Lord: piano accompaniment sheet music
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I7–IV7–I7–IV7 loop
- 1982
- Easy
Great Is The Lord written out as piano music: the I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) and the right hand mouse-run chords.
Great Is The Lord 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 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | G7 | I7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C7 | IV7 | C E G Bb |
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: hiccup heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4) in the left hand and mouse-run chords in the right, over the G7 – C7 – G7 – C7 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 Is The Lord
Does the sheet music for Great Is The Lord 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 Is The Lord?
The loop is G7 – C7 – G7 – C7 (I7 – IV7 – I7 – IV7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Great Is The Lord in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Great Is The Lord?
Hiccup heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Great Is The Lord 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.