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Safely In The Arms Of Jesus: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Sonny Throckmorton

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Left hand Island seesawRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Safely In The Arms Of Jesus without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

Safely In The Arms Of Jesus accompaniment in letter notes

The G – C – G – C loop with island seesaw in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RG5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 2
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 3
G
RG5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 4
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 E6 D6 C6 B5 A5 G5 F#5 E5
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 5
G
RG5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 6
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 7
G
RG5 F#4+B4+D5 F#4+B4+D5
LG2 D3 G2
Bar 8
C
RC5 B3+E4+G4 B3+E4+G4
LC3 G3 C3

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 Safely In The Arms Of Jesus

What are the letter notes for the Safely In The Arms Of Jesus 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 – C – G – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Safely In The Arms Of Jesus?

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

What key is Safely In The Arms Of Jesus in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Safely In The Arms Of Jesus?

Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Safely In The Arms Of Jesus easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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