Piano chords · Blues & boogie
In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Traditional
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- Medium
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In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) and the right hand late-knock chords.
In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | D7 | V7 | D F# A C |
| 4 | G | I | G B 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: boogie walker (boogie-woogie line) in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right, over the D7 – G – D7 – G 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 In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding
Does the sheet music for In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding 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 In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding?
The loop is D7 – G – D7 – G (V7 – I – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In The Field With Their Flocks Abiding 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.