Nicky Byrne

Sunlight – Nicky Byrne: piano chords

Sunlight by Nicky Byrne uses 11 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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Bb major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Gm7 Gm Eb Bb/F F Bb Cm Fsus4 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Fsus4/Eb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Gm7

Verse 1

Gm Eb Bb/F F Gm Eb Bb/F F Eb Bb Cm Eb Gm Eb Fsus4

Chorus 1

F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F

Interlude 1

Gm

Verse 2

Eb Bb F Eb Bb Cm Ebmaj7 Gm Eb Fsus4

Chorus 2

F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F

Interlude 2

Gm

Bridge 1

Eb Cm7 Gm Bb Eb Cm7 Gm F Eb Bb Fsus4/Eb F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Eb Bb Fsus4 F Gm

Chords on the piano

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Fsus4

F — bass noteFA♯ — chord toneA♯C — chord toneC
FA♯C
Practice Fsus4

D#maj7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
D♯GA♯D
Practice D#maj7

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Questions

Which chords does Sunlight by Nicky Byrne use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sunlight by Nicky Byrne in?

The chords fit Bb major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Sunlight to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.