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My Sweet Lord: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by George Harrison
- F major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- ii–V–ii–V loop
- 1970
- Medium
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My Sweet Lord written out as piano music: the ii – V – ii – V loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand hurrying chords.
My Sweet Lord chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 2 | C | V | C E G |
| 3 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 4 | C | V | 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the Gm – C – Gm – C 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 My Sweet Lord
Does the sheet music for My Sweet Lord 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 My Sweet Lord?
The loop is Gm – C – Gm – C (ii – V – ii – V) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is My Sweet Lord in?
F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Sweet Lord?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is My Sweet Lord 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.