Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Let In The Sun on piano
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Learn Let In The Sun in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – F7 – Bb – Cm
Let In The Sun sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviF7V7BbICmii- GmG · Bb · D
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Funky-chicken chords
Chords dodge almost every beat in tricky quick spots: pure funk. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
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.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Let In The Sun
What chords are in Let In The Sun?
The loop is Gm – F7 – Bb – Cm (vi – V7 – I – ii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Let In The Sun in?
Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let In The Sun?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let In 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.