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Golden Slumbers: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- A minor
- 4/4
- 65 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
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Golden Slumbers written out as piano music: the iv7 – VII7 – iv7 – VII7 loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand twinkle.
Golden Slumbers chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm7 | iv7 | D F A C |
| 4 | G7 | VII7 | G B D F |
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: giant steps (lh chords) in the left hand and twinkle in the right, over the Dm7 – Dm7 – Dm7 – G7 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Golden Slumbers
Does the sheet music for Golden Slumbers 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 Golden Slumbers?
The loop is Dm7 – Dm7 – Dm7 – G7 (iv7 – VII7 – iv7 – VII7) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Golden Slumbers in?
A minor, at about 65 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Golden Slumbers?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Golden Slumbers 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Golden Slumbers?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.