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Our God: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Chris Tomlin

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Left hand Oom-pahRight hand Deep-breath chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Our God without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords) and the right hand deep-breath chords.

Our God accompaniment in letter notes

The G – Am – F – C loop with oom-pah in the left hand and deep-breath chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 2
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 3
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 4
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 G6 E6 C6 G5 F#5 F5 E5 Eb5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 B2+D3 B2+D3
Bar 6
Am
RC4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4 C4+E4+A4
LA2 C3+E3 C3+E3
Bar 7
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 A2+C3 A2+C3
Bar 8
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Our God

What are the letter notes for the Our God piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G – Am – F – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Our God?

The loop is G – Am – F – C (V – vi – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Our God in?

C major, at about 105 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Our God?

Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Our God 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.