Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit) on piano
By Noisettes
- A major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 2007
- Medium
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Learn Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – A – B – F#
How it goes
Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit) sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#; F# is F#, A# and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVAIBIIF#VI- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- F#F# · A# · C#
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 BPM
How it goes
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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit)
What chords are in Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit)?
The loop is D – A – B – F# (IV – I – II – VI) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit) in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit)?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sister Rosetta (Capture The Spirit) 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.