Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Celebrate The Day on piano
Written by Matt Thiessen
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2003
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn I Celebrate The Day in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gsus4 – D – Asus4 – D
How it goes
I Celebrate The Day sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gsus4 is G, C and D; D is D, F# and A; Asus4 is A, D and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Gsus4IVsus4DIAsus4Vsus4DI- Gsus4G · C · D
- DD · F# · A
- Asus4A · D · E
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
How it goes
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Firefly blink
How it goes
The top note and the one below blink back and forth like a firefly. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: D – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about I Celebrate The Day
What chords are in I Celebrate The Day?
The loop is Gsus4 – D – Asus4 – D (IVsus – I – Vsus – I5) in D major, and the song ends on D – A – D.
What key is I Celebrate The Day in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Celebrate The Day?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Celebrate The 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.