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The Lord Is My Shepherd: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Keith Green & Melody Green
- G major
- 3/4
- 121 BPM
- 1982
- Medium
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The Lord Is My Shepherd written out as piano music: the IV – ii – IV – ii loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) and the right hand sleepy waltz chords.
The Lord Is My Shepherd chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | C | IV | C E G |
| 2 | Am | ii | A C E |
| 3 | C | IV | C E G |
| 4 | Am | ii | A C E |
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: moon river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4)) in the left hand and sleepy waltz chords in the right, over the C – Am – C – Am 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 Lord Is My Shepherd
Does the sheet music for The Lord Is My Shepherd 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 Lord Is My Shepherd?
The loop is C – Am – C – Am (IV – ii – IV – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is The Lord Is My Shepherd in?
G major, at about 121 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The Lord Is My Shepherd?
Moon River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-10 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Lord Is My Shepherd 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.