for the guitar and piano

Fields of Gold

Fields of Gold is taken from Sting's 1993 album, "Ten Summoner's Tales", a title which is both a play on his real name (Gordon Sumner), and about a character in "The Canturbury Tales" (by Chaucer).

How to play 'Fields of Gold' on the piano or guitar

For the guitarist, the chords are relatively simple - the Bm chord being the only real challenge, which will involve a barre with the left-hand index finger across the top five strings. Also look out for the G/B - this is slightly different to a normal G major chord and can be played by striking the top five strings, missing out the 6th string which is a bottom 'G' note. The chords for Fields of Gold on the piano are reasonably easy to play - look out for the black keys F# ( in the Bm and D chord) and C# (in the A chord). Remember to play a 'B' note in the left hand when you play the G/B chord.