Never Leave The Sun Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Never Leave 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: F#m – E – D – E
Never Leave The Sun sits in F# minor: F# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; E is E, G# and B; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#miEVIIDVIEVII
- F#mF# · A · C#
- EE · G# · B
- DD · F# · A
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Bubbly heartbeat
Steady beats filled with quick little pickups around beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 173 songs of the library.
Bubbly heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 84 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 – F#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEF#m

What chords are in Never Leave The Sun?

The loop is F#m – E – D – E (i – bVII – bVI – bVII) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.

What key is Never Leave The Sun in?

F# minor, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Never Leave The Sun?

Bubbly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Never Leave 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.