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I Know The Lord Will Make A Way: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Traditional
- Ab major
- 6/8
- 99 BPM
- Medium
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I Know The Lord Will Make A Way written out as piano music: the III7 – IV7 – #IV7 – V7 loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) and the right hand cradle chords.
I Know The Lord Will Make A Way chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | C7 | III7 | C E G Bb |
| 2 | Db7 | IV7 | Db F Ab Cb |
| 3 | D7 | #IV7 | D F# A C |
| 4 | Eb7 | V7 | Eb G Bb Db |
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: hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) in the left hand and cradle chords in the right, over the C7 – Db7 – D7 – Eb7 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 Know The Lord Will Make A Way
Does the sheet music for I Know The Lord Will Make A Way 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 Know The Lord Will Make A Way?
The loop is C7 – Db7 – D7 – Eb7 (III7 – IV7 – #IV7 – V7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is I Know The Lord Will Make A Way in?
Ab major, at about 99 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in I Know The Lord Will Make A Way?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Know The Lord Will Make A Way 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.