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No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Steven K. Tedesco

  • C major
  • 2/4
  • 56 BPM
  • 1932
  • Medium
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Left hand Ragtime bounceRight hand Marching chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus written out as piano music: the iii – V7 – ii7 – V loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) and the right hand marching chords.

No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EmiiiE G B
2G7V7G B D F
3Dm7ii7D F A C
4GVG B D

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: ragtime bounce (boom-chick (2/4)) in the left hand and marching chords in the right, over the Em – G7 – Dm7 – G 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 No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus

Does the sheet music for No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus 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 No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus?

The loop is Em – G7 – Dm7 – G (iii – V7 – ii7 – V) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus in?

C major, at about 56 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus?

Ragtime bounce: boom-chick (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus 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.

Can I hear the real melody of No One Ever Cared For Me Like Jesus?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the opening of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.