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Kindness: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Chris Tomlin
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- 2000
- Easy
Kindness written out as piano music: the I5 – V – vi – Vsus loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Kindness 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
| 4 | Ebsus4 | Vsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
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: island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Ab – Eb – Fm – Ebsus4 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 Kindness
Does the sheet music for Kindness 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 Kindness?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Fm – Ebsus4 (I5 – V – vi – Vsus) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Kindness in?
Ab major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Kindness?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Kindness 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.