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Hosanna: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Michael W. Smith

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Left hand Fiesta bounceRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Hosanna without reading music. The left hand plays fiesta bounce (broken chord 5-8-1) and the right hand steady chords.

Hosanna accompaniment in letter notes

The D – G – A – D loop with fiesta bounce in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LA2 D3 D2
Bar 2
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LD3 G3 G2
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LE3 A3 A2
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4 A4 D5 F#5 A5 D6 F#6 A6
LA2 D3 D2
Bar 5
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LA2 D3 D2
Bar 6
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LD3 G3 G2
Bar 7
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LE3 A3 A2
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LA2 D3 D2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Hosanna

What are the letter notes for the Hosanna piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is D – G – A – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Hosanna?

The loop is D – G – A – D (I – IV – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Hosanna in?

D major, at about 130 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Hosanna?

Fiesta bounce: broken chord 5-8-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hosanna 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.