Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Sister Golden Hair: piano accompaniment sheet music
By America
- F major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1975
- Medium
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Sister Golden Hair written out as piano music: the ii – iii – IV – Vsus loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand sleep-in chords.
Sister Golden Hair chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | ii | G Bb D |
| 2 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 3 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 4 | Csus4 | Vsus4 | 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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and sleep-in chords in the right, over the Gm – Am – Bb – 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 Sister Golden Hair
Does the sheet music for Sister Golden Hair 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 Sister Golden Hair?
The loop is Gm – Am – Bb – Csus4 (ii – iii – IV – Vsus) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Sister Golden Hair in?
F major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sister Golden Hair?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sister Golden Hair 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.