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Say A Prayer: piano accompaniment sheet music
By CeCe Winans
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–vi–IV–I loop
- 1994
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Say A Prayer written out as piano music: the I – vi – IV – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) and the right hand double-clap chords.
Say A Prayer chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | F | I | F A C |
| 2 | Dm | vi | D F A |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | F | I | 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: tick-tick-boom pulse (root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4) in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right, over the F – Dm – Bb – 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.
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Questions about Say A Prayer
Does the sheet music for Say A Prayer 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 Say A Prayer?
The loop is F – Dm – Bb – F (I – vi – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Say A Prayer in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Say A Prayer?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Say A Prayer 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.