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O Bless The Lord, My Soul: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Stephen Schwartz
- A minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
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O Bless The Lord, My Soul written out as piano music: the IV – i – bIII – IV loop in A minor 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 bouncing star.
O Bless The Lord, My Soul chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 2 | Am | i | A C E |
| 3 | C | III | C E G |
| 4 | D | IV | D F# A |
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 bouncing star in the right, over the D – Am – C – D 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 O Bless The Lord, My Soul
Does the sheet music for O Bless The Lord, My Soul 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 O Bless The Lord, My Soul?
The loop is D – Am – C – D (IV – i – bIII – IV) in A minor, and the song ends on A – E7 – A.
What key is O Bless The Lord, My Soul in?
A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in O Bless The Lord, My Soul?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is O Bless The Lord, My Soul 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.