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There Is A Balm In Gilead: piano accompaniment sheet music

By African-American Spiritual

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There Is A Balm In Gilead written out as piano music: the IV – I – IV – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand push-and-land chords.

There Is A Balm In Gilead chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BbIVBb D F
2FIF A C
3BbIVBb D F
4FIF A 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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and push-and-land chords in the right, over the Bb – F – Bb – F 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 There Is A Balm In Gilead

Does the sheet music for There Is A Balm In Gilead 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 There Is A Balm In Gilead?

The loop is Bb – F – Bb – F (IV – I – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is There Is A Balm In Gilead in?

F major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in There Is A Balm In Gilead?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is There Is A Balm In Gilead 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.