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There Is A Reason: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alison Krauss
- A major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- I–V–IV–V loop
- Medium
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There Is A Reason written out as piano music: the I – V – IV – V loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand sunrise.
There Is A Reason chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | E | V | E G# B |
| 3 | D | IV | D F# A |
| 4 | E | V | E G# B |
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: stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) in the left hand and sunrise in the right, over the A – E – D – E 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 Reason
Does the sheet music for There Is A Reason 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 Reason?
The loop is A – E – D – E (I – V – IV – V) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is There Is A Reason in?
A major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in There Is A Reason?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is There Is A Reason 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.