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Holding A Mystery: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Steven Curtis Chapman

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Holding A Mystery written out as piano music: the i – iv – i – iv loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tumbling heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.

Holding A Mystery chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GmiG Bb D
2CmivC Eb G
3GmiG Bb D
4CmivC Eb G

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: tumbling heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm 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 Holding A Mystery

Does the sheet music for Holding A Mystery 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 Holding A Mystery?

The loop is Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm (i – iv – i – iv) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Holding A Mystery in?

G minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Holding A Mystery?

Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Holding A Mystery 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.