Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play The Sound Of Music on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 86 BPM
- 1959
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn The Sound Of Music in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Am7 – F – Am – F – Ab – F – Ab
How it goes
The Sound Of Music sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: F is F, A and C; Am7 is A, C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIAm7iii7FIAmiiiFIAbbIIIFIAbbIII- FF · A · C
- Am7A · C · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 86 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: Gm – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmC7F- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Questions about The Sound Of Music
What chords are in The Sound Of Music?
The loop is F – Am7 – F – Am – F – Ab – F – Ab (I – iii7 – I – iii – I – bIII – I – bIII) in F major, and the song ends on Gm – C7 – F.
What key is The Sound Of Music in?
F major, at about 86 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Sound Of Music?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Sound Of Music easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of The Sound Of Music?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.