Piano chords · Blues & boogie
Upon This Rock: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- F major
- 4/4
- 66 BPM
- I–iii–IV–I loop
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Upon This Rock without reading music. The left hand plays velvet jazz (lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3)) and the right hand run-up chords.
Upon This Rock accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Am – Bb – F loop with velvet jazz in the left hand and run-up chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about Upon This Rock
What are the letter notes for the Upon This Rock piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is F – Am – Bb – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Upon This Rock?
The loop is F – Am – Bb – F (I – iii – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – Eb – F.
What key is Upon This Rock in?
F major, at about 66 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Upon This Rock?
Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Upon This Rock 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.