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Jesus, I Am Resting: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Martins
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–V–IV–I loop
- 2001
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Jesus, I Am Resting without reading music. The left hand plays big sweep (wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8), and the right hand sings the tune.
Jesus, I Am Resting accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D – C – G loop with big sweep in the left hand. 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 Jesus, I Am Resting
What are the letter notes for the Jesus, I Am Resting 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 G – D – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Jesus, I Am Resting?
The loop is G – D – C – G (I – V – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is Jesus, I Am Resting in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Jesus, I Am Resting?
Big sweep: wide arpeggio 8-12-15-1-5-8, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Jesus, I Am Resting easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.