Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
The Father’s Song: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Matt Redman
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 90 BPM
- I–IV–I–ii loop
- Medium
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The Father’s Song written out as piano music: the I – IV – I – ii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand soft chords.
The Father’s Song chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Fm | ii | F Ab 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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and soft chords in the right, over the Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm 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 The Father’s Song
Does the sheet music for The Father’s Song 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 The Father’s Song?
The loop is Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm (I – IV – I – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is The Father’s Song in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in The Father’s Song?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Father’s Song 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.