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How Can I Keep From Singing: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Chris Tomlin
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 104 BPM
- I–Isus–I–Isus loop
- 2006
- Medium
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How Can I Keep From Singing written out as piano music: the I – Isus – I – Isus loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand rowing-boat chords.
How Can I Keep From Singing chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 2 | Bbsus4 | Isus4 | Bb Eb F |
| 3 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 4 | Bbsus4 | Isus4 | Bb Eb F |
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: rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) in the left hand and rowing-boat chords in the right, over the Bb – Bbsus4 – Bb – Bbsus4 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 How Can I Keep From Singing
Does the sheet music for How Can I Keep From Singing 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 How Can I Keep From Singing?
The loop is Bb – Bbsus4 – Bb – Bbsus4 (I – Isus – I – Isus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Bbsus4 – Bb.
What key is How Can I Keep From Singing in?
Bb major, at about 104 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in How Can I Keep From Singing?
Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is How Can I Keep From Singing 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 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.