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August Winds: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Sting
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–II–I–II loop
- 2013
- Medium
August Winds written out as piano music: the I – II – I – II loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand offbeat skank.
August Winds chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | E | II | E G# B |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | E | II | E G# B |
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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right, over the D – E – D – E 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 August Winds
Does the sheet music for August Winds 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 August Winds?
The loop is D – E – D – E (I – II – I – II) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is August Winds in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in August Winds?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is August Winds 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.