His Eye Is On The Sparrow Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn His Eye Is On The Sparrow in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: G – Am – D7 – G
How it goes
His Eye Is On The Sparrow sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAmiiD7V7GI
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
169 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Lullaby ripple
How it goes
Up to the top and rocking there in quick notes: a lullaby in three. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 92 songs of the library.
Lullaby rippleBroken chord · WaltzLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz chordsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 84 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
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in His Eye Is On The Sparrow?

The loop is G – Am – D7 – G (I – ii – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is His Eye Is On The Sparrow in?

G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in His Eye Is On The Sparrow?

Lullaby ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is His Eye Is On The Sparrow 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.