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Lord, I Want To Be A Christian: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by African-American Spiritual
- D major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1999
- Easy
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 Lord, I Want To Be A Christian without reading music. The left hand plays climb-and-jump (broken chord 1-5-8-1) and the right hand soft chords.
Lord, I Want To Be A Christian accompaniment in letter notes
The Bm – G – D – G loop with climb-and-jump in the left hand and soft 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 Lord, I Want To Be A Christian
What are the letter notes for the Lord, I Want To Be A Christian 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 Bm – G – D – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Lord, I Want To Be A Christian?
The loop is Bm – G – D – G (vi – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – Gm – D.
What key is Lord, I Want To Be A Christian in?
D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Lord, I Want To Be A Christian?
Climb-and-jump: broken chord 1-5-8-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Lord, I Want To Be A Christian 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.