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How to play Here Comes The Sun on piano
By Linda Eder
- E major
- 2/2
- 126 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Here Comes The Sun in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E – A – F# – E
How it goes
Here Comes The Sun sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; F# is F#, A# and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIAIVF#IIEI- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- F#F# · A# · C#
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Firefly blink
How it goes
The top note and the one below blink back and forth like a firefly. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 126 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: E – F#m – E
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#mE- F#mF# · A · C#
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Questions about Here Comes The Sun
What chords are in Here Comes The Sun?
The loop is E – A – F# – E (I – IV – II – I) in E major, and the song ends on E – F#m – E.
What key is Here Comes The Sun in?
E major, at about 126 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Here Comes The Sun?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Here Comes The Sun 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.