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The Potter's Hand: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Darlene Zschech

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 1993
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Freeze-tag chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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The Potter's Hand written out as piano music: the I – vi – bVII – Vsus loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.

The Potter's Hand 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.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIG B D
2EmviE G B
3FbVIIF A C
4Dsus4Vsus4D G A

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: three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the G – Em – F – Dsus4 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 Potter's Hand

Does the sheet music for The Potter's Hand 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 Potter's Hand?

The loop is G – Em – F – Dsus4 (I – vi – bVII – Vsus) in G major, and the song ends on Dsus4 – D – G.

What key is The Potter's Hand in?

G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Potter's Hand?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Potter's Hand 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.