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The Family Of God: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by William J. Gaither

  • F major
  • 3/4
  • 120 BPM
  • 1970
  • Easy
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Left hand Oom-pah-pahRight hand Sleepy waltz chordsChords 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 The Family Of God without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.

The Family Of God accompaniment in letter notes

The C7 – Gm – C7 – Gm loop with oom-pah-pah in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C7
RE4+G4 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 2
Gm
RBb4+D5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 3
C7
RE4+G4 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 4
Gm
RBb4+D5 G4 Bb4 D5 G5 Bb5 D6 G6 Bb6
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 5
C7
RE4+G4 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 6
Gm
RBb4+D5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3
Bar 7
C7
RE4+G4 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 E3+G3 E3+G3
Bar 8
Gm
RBb4+D5 Bb4+D5+G5 Bb4+D5+G5
LG2 Bb2+D3 Bb2+D3

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 The Family Of God

What are the letter notes for the The Family Of 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 C7 – Gm – C7 – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in The Family Of God?

The loop is C7 – Gm – C7 – Gm (V7 – ii – V7 – ii) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is The Family Of God in?

F major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The Family Of God?

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

Is The Family Of God 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.