Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Mary, Did You Know?: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Mark Lowry
- D minor
- 2/2
- 108 BPM
- 1991
- Easy
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Mary, Did You Know? written out as piano music: the VII – iv7 – V7 – V – V7 loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays jack-in-the-box (broken chord 3-10) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Mary, Did You Know? chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | VII | C E G |
| 2 | Gm7 | iv7 | G Bb D F |
| 3 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
| 3 | A | V | A C# E |
| 4 | A7 | V7 | A C# E G |
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: jack-in-the-box (broken chord 3-10) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the C – Gm7 – A7 – A – A7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Mary, Did You Know?
Does the sheet music for Mary, Did You Know? 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 Mary, Did You Know??
The loop is C – Gm7 – A7 – A – A7 (VII – iv7 – V7 – V – V7) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Mary, Did You Know? in?
D minor, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Mary, Did You Know??
Jack-in-the-box: broken chord 3-10, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Mary, Did You Know? easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Mary, Did You Know??
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro 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.