Heart Of Gold Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Heart Of Gold in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Em – D – Em – D
How it goes
Heart Of Gold sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviDVEmviDV
- EmE · G · B
- DD · F# · A
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
How it goes
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
Hurrying footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 96 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Heart Of Gold?

The loop is Em – D – Em – D (vi – V – vi – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Heart Of Gold in?

G major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Heart Of Gold?

Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Heart Of Gold 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.