Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Here Comes The Sun: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 1969
- Medium
Here Comes The Sun written out as piano music: the IVmaj7 – I – ii7 – I – Vsus4 – V7 – I – IVmaj7 – I loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
Here Comes The Sun chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmaj7 | IVmaj7 | D F# A C# |
| 1 | A | I | A C# E |
| 1 | Bm7 | ii7 | B D F# A |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | Esus4 | Vsus4 | E A B |
| 2 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
| 3 | A | I | A C# E |
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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Dmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Bm7 – A – Esus4 – E7 – A – A 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 Here Comes The Sun
Does the sheet music for Here Comes The Sun 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 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.