Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Little Sunflower: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D minor
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- 1972
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Little Sunflower written out as piano music: the Isus – i – I – bVIIsus loop in D minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
Little Sunflower chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G A |
| 2 | Dm | i | D F A |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | Csus4 | VIIsus4 | C F G |
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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the Dsus4 – Dm – D – Csus4 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.
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Questions about Little Sunflower
Does the sheet music for Little Sunflower 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 Little Sunflower?
The loop is Dsus4 – Dm – D – Csus4 (Isus – i – I – bVIIsus) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Little Sunflower in?
D minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Little Sunflower?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Little Sunflower 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.