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How Glad I Am: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- F major
- 6/8
- 71 BPM
- Medium
How Glad I Am written out as piano music: the V – V7 – V – I loop in F 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 sings the tune.
How Glad I Am chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | C | V | C E G |
| 2 | C7 | V7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | C | V | C E G |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
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, with the right hand free for the melody, over the C – C7 – C – F 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 Glad I Am
Does the sheet music for How Glad 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 How Glad I Am?
The loop is C – C7 – C – F (V – V7 – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is How Glad I Am in?
F major, at about 71 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in How Glad I Am?
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 Glad 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.