Piano chords · Rock drive
This Is Amazing Grace: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Phil Wickham
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
This Is Amazing Grace written out as piano music: the I – IVsus4 – I – IVsus4 loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand jump-in chords.
This Is Amazing Grace chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | Ebsus4 | IVsus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and jump-in chords in the right, over the Bb – Bb – Ebsus4 – Ebsus4 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about This Is Amazing Grace
Does the sheet music for This Is Amazing Grace 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 This Is Amazing Grace?
The loop is Bb – Bb – Ebsus4 – Ebsus4 (I – IVsus4 – I – IVsus4) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is This Is Amazing Grace in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is Amazing Grace?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is Amazing Grace 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.
Can I hear the real melody of This Is Amazing Grace?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.