Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Fields Of Gold on piano
By Sting
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1992
- Medium
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Learn Fields Of Gold in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – D – Bm – G – F#m7
How it goes
Fields Of Gold sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; F#m7 is F#, A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIBmviGIVF#m7iii7- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- F#m7F# · A · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
How it goes
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Knock-knock chords
How it goes
Chord, a quick knock-knock, a pause, then one last chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: D – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGD
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Questions about Fields Of Gold
What chords are in Fields Of Gold?
The loop is G – D – Bm – G – F#m7 (IV – I – vi – IV – iii7) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Fields Of Gold in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Fields Of Gold?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Fields Of Gold easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Fields Of Gold?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 10 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.