Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Sister Golden Hair on piano
By America
- F major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1975
- Medium
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Learn Sister Golden Hair in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Am – Bb – Csus4
How it goes
Sister Golden Hair sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Am is A, C and E; Bb is Bb, D and F; Csus4 is C, F and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiAmiiiBbIVCsus4Vsus4- GmG · Bb · D
- AmA · C · E
- BbBb · D · F
- Csus4C · F · G
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Sleep-in chords
How it goes
Quiet for half the bar, then three chords wake up near the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Sister Golden Hair
What chords are in Sister Golden Hair?
The loop is Gm – Am – Bb – Csus4 (ii – iii – IV – Vsus) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Sister Golden Hair in?
F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sister Golden Hair?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sister Golden Hair 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.