Piano chords · Rock drive
I Will Rise: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Chris Tomlin
- C major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 2008
- Easy
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 I Will Rise without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand run-up chords.
The main tune of I Will Rise in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
I Will Rise accompaniment in letter notes
The C – F – G – Am – Am7 – F – C loop with giant steps in the left hand and run-up chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 I Will Rise
What are the letter notes for the I Will Rise 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 C – F – G – Am – Am7 – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Will Rise?
The loop is C – F – G – Am – Am7 – F – C (I – IV – V – vi – vi7 – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G – C.
What key is I Will Rise in?
C major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Will Rise?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Will Rise easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I Will Rise?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.