'Sara' sheet music query

[RavenOfRhiannon]

Here's a quick question for the musicians in the forum. I'm learning piano & my first song is Sara. I purchased the Fleetwood Mac Anthology book with sheet music for every song on the white album, Rumours & Tusk in one book. The Sara sheet music seems to be in a different key than the actual recording. Am I imagining that? If this is the case, is there somewhere else I can find the sheet music in the original key? TIA

[OutsideTheRain]

Yes, the sheet music is in the key of G. The original recording is in the key of F

[HomerMcvie]

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/f/f...c/sara_crd.htm

Does this help? Or you need the actual piano music?


Edit - or here....

http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/I...2/Product.aspx

[Wdm6789]

I'm really jealous. I played the piano when I was a kid, my parents made me take lessons for like three years. I got to be pretty good. I didn't stick with it though and I definitely regret it. I don't even remember how to read music anymore. I wish I could still play, mainly so I could play Sara on the piano. Hopefully someday I'll have the time to take lessons again.

[RavenOfRhiannon]

Originally Posted by Wdm6789

I'm really jealous. I played the piano when I was a kid, my parents made me take lessons for like three years. I got to be pretty good. I didn't stick with it though and I definitely regret it. I don't even remember how to read music anymore. I wish I could still play, mainly so I could play Sara on the piano. Hopefully someday I'll have the time to take lessons again.

I never took a lesson in my life. I was in band in high school, but I'm 43 now. I'm teaching myself, so I would probably give any piano teacher out there heart palpitations with my methods. Aside from the emotional attachment of the song, I chose Sara because I knew it would be fairly easy, it's the same 3 phrases repeated at various intervals.
The trick is, knowing I'm not learning piano in order to perform, or songwrite or anything. I just want to be able to sit down and play some of my favorite songs myself, in my own home (ok, MAYBE I'll throw on a shawl). Once I believed that, it's gone very well. I can just learn at my own pace, for myself.

[RavenOfRhiannon]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/f/f...c/sara_crd.htm

Does this help? Or you need the actual piano music?


Edit - or here....

http://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/I...2/Product.aspx

That's the sheet music I have. It's in a totally different key. Maybe I can find a way to get it transposed.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by RavenOfRhiannon

That's the sheet music I have. It's in a totally different key. Maybe I can find a way to get it transposed.

I didn't notice that on the piano version, but you're right! WTF? Because G is a slightly easier key to play in???(actually, on guitar, it's a MUCH easier key to play in - I'll bet that's the reason - although it's still lame).

[Mr Scarrott]

Silly question, maybe, but is your piano a digital one, or a traditional one? If it's a digital one, check if it has a transpose function... then you can play to your heart's content in G and it will sound in F...

[RavenOfRhiannon]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I didn't notice that on the piano version, but you're right! WTF? Because G is a slightly easier key to play in???(actually, on guitar, it's a MUCH easier key to play in - I'll bet that's the reason - although it's still lame).

Agreed. #lame

[RavenOfRhiannon]

Originally Posted by OutsideTheRain

Yes, the sheet music is in the key of G. The original recording is in the key of F

Thanks for the info!