Sight Of The Sun Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Sight Of 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 – Em – Dm – C
Sight Of The Sun sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Em is E, G and B; Dm is D, F and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVEmiiiDmiiCI
- FF · A · C
- EmE · G · B
- DmD · F · A
- CC · E · G
12 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
Fluttering heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 92 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: C – Dm – C
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDmC

What chords are in Sight Of The Sun?

The loop is F – Em – Dm – C (IV – iii – ii – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.

What key is Sight Of The Sun in?

C major, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Sight Of The Sun?

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

Is Sight Of 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.