Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross

Versions

Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece. Print any of them free.

• As written195 notes
• Melody and a simpler left hand151 notes
• Melody and left-hand roots67 notes
• Right-hand melody51 notes

To practise it on paper: a practice chart for this piece, a week of steps from each hand alone to full tempo, with their speeds.

What it asks of you

• Treble clef from A3 to D5, with ledger lines
• Bass clef from B2 to D4, with ledger lines
• Key signature: 1 flat (F major or D minor)
• Accidentals: flats outside the key
• Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes
• Intervals: 5ths, 4ths, 6ths, octaves, 7ths, 3rds played together in one hand
• Hands playing together, moving the hand to a new position