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I Got A Robe: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by African-American Spiritual

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Left hand Brass-band marchThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Got A Robe written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – ii loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)), and the right hand sings the tune.

I Got A Robe 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1FIF A C
2BbIVBb D F
3FIF A C
4GmiiG Bb D

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: brass-band march (lh power fifths (2/4)) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F – Bb – F – Gm 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 I Got A Robe

Does the sheet music for I Got A Robe 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 I Got A Robe?

The loop is F – Bb – F – Gm (I – IV – I – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.

What key is I Got A Robe in?

F major, at about 72 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in I Got A Robe?

Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Got A Robe 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.