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That’s Why I Pray: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Danelle Leverett Reeves, Blair Daly & others
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–V–IV–I loop
- 2012
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
That’s Why I Pray written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand steady chords.
That’s Why I Pray chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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: bubbly heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Ab – Eb – Db – Ab 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 That’s Why I Pray
Does the sheet music for That’s Why I Pray 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 That’s Why I Pray?
The loop is Ab – Eb – Db – Ab (I – V – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Db – Ab.
What key is That’s Why I Pray in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in That’s Why I Pray?
Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That’s Why I Pray 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.