Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play Another Day on piano
Written by Paul McCartney & Linda McCartney
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1971
- Medium
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Learn Another Day in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – B7 – Em – Am
How it goes
Another Day sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; B7 is B, D#, F# and A; Em is E, G and B; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIB7III7EmviAmii- GG · B · D
- B7B · D# · F# · A
- EmE · G · B
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: F – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FCG- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Another Day
What chords are in Another Day?
The loop is G – B7 – Em – Am (I – III7 – vi – ii) in G major, and the song ends on F – C – G.
What key is Another Day in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Another Day?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Another Day easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.