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Sleeping Sun – Nightwish: piano chords

Sleeping Sun by Nightwish uses 12 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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F major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dm Dm7 C F F7 Bb Gm Fm Db Ab A#m Eb

Chord sheet

Dm Dm7 Dm C Dm Dm7 Dm C F F7 F C F F7 F C Dm Dm7 Dm C Dm C Bb Gm C Dm Bb F Gm Dm Bb F C Dm Bb C F C Dm C Dm C F C F C Dm C Dm C Bb Gm C Dm Bb F Gm Dm Bb F C Dm Bb C F C Dm Fm Db Ab A#m Fm Db Ab Eb Fm Db Eb Ab Eb Fm

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

F

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

A#

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

Gm

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

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

D#

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

Questions

Which chords does Sleeping Sun by Nightwish use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sleeping Sun by Nightwish in?

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

How hard is Sleeping Sun to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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