Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Whistle Down The Wind: piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 1996
- Medium
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Whistle Down The Wind written out as piano music: the I – Isus – I – V7 loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
Whistle Down The Wind chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | Dsus4 | Isus4 | D G A |
| 3 | D | I | D F# A |
| 4 | A7 | V7 | A C# E 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: rolling waves (open arpeggio 1-5-10-5) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the D – Dsus4 – D – A7 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 Whistle Down The Wind
Does the sheet music for Whistle Down The Wind 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 Whistle Down The Wind?
The loop is D – Dsus4 – D – A7 (I – Isus – I – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Whistle Down The Wind in?
D major, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Whistle Down The Wind?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Whistle Down The Wind 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.