Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Here Comes The Sun on piano
By The Beatles
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
Learn Here Comes The Sun in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Dmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Bm7 – A – Esus4 – E7 – A – A
Here Comes The Sun sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 9 chords: Dmaj7 is D, F#, A and C#; A is A, C# and E; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; Esus4 is E, A and B; E7 is E, G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dmaj7IVmaj7AIBm7ii7Bm7ii7AIEsus4Vsus4E7V7AIAI- Dmaj7D · F# · A · C#
- AA · C# · E
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- Esus4E · A · B
- E7E · G# · B · D
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Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 120 BPM
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.
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Ending: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Here Comes The Sun
What chords are in Here Comes The Sun?
The loop is Dmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Bm7 – A – Esus4 – E7 – A – A (IVmaj7 – I – ii7 – I – Vsus4 – V7 – I – IVmaj7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Here Comes The Sun in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Here Comes The Sun?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium 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 9 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Here Comes The Sun?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 7 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.