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O Come To The Altar: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Chris Brown, Mack Brock & others
- C major
- 6/8
- 69 BPM
- I–ii–vi–IV loop
- 2016
- Medium
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O Come To The Altar written out as piano music: the I – ii – vi – IV loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammock rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8)) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.
O Come To The Altar 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.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | I | C E G |
| 2 | Dm | ii | D F A |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | F | IV | F A C |
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: hammock rocking (broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8)) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the C – Dm – Am – F 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.
Play next
The same I–ii–vi–IV loop
Questions about O Come To The Altar
Does the sheet music for O Come To The Altar 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 Come To The Altar?
The loop is C – Dm – Am – F (I – ii – vi – IV) in C major, and the song ends on Am – F – C.
What key is O Come To The Altar in?
C major, at about 69 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in O Come To The Altar?
Hammock rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is O Come To The Altar 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.