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How to play Best Days Of Your Life on piano
Written by Taylor Swift & Kellie Pickler
- A major
- 4/4
- 124 BPM
- I–V–vi–IV loop
- 2008
- Easy
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Learn Best Days Of Your Life in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – E – F#m – D
How it goes
Best Days Of Your Life sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIEVF#mviDIV- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
How it goes
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 124 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Esus4 – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
Esus4EA- Esus4E · A · B
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Questions about Best Days Of Your Life
What chords are in Best Days Of Your Life?
The loop is A – E – F#m – D (I – V – vi – IV) in A major, and the song ends on Esus4 – E – A.
What key is Best Days Of Your Life in?
A major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Best Days Of Your Life?
Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Best Days Of Your Life easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.