Piano chords · Old-time stride
Waiting At The Church: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Betty Grable
- C major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1906
- Easy
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Waiting At The Church written out as piano music: the II7 – V – V7 – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride), and the right hand sings the tune.
Waiting At The Church chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | D7 | II7 | D F# A C |
| 2 | G | V | G B D |
| 3 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the D7 – G – G7 – C 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 Waiting At The Church
Does the sheet music for Waiting At The Church 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 Waiting At The Church?
The loop is D7 – G – G7 – C (II7 – V – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Waiting At The Church in?
C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Waiting At The Church?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Waiting At The Church 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.