Piano chords · Old-time stride
Will The Circle Be Unbroken: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Charles H. Gabriel
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–I–ii–I loop
- 2014
- Easy
Will The Circle Be Unbroken written out as piano music: the IV – I – ii – I loop in Ab 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 late-knock chords.
Will The Circle Be Unbroken chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 3 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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 and late-knock chords in the right, over the Db – Ab – Bbm – Ab 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 Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Does the sheet music for Will The Circle Be Unbroken 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 Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
The loop is Db – Ab – Bbm – Ab (IV – I – ii – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Eb7 – Ab.
What key is Will The Circle Be Unbroken in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Will The Circle Be Unbroken 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.