Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play A Month Of Sundays on piano
Written by Robert Emmett Dolan
- G major
- 2/2
- 125 BPM
- 1949
- Easy
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Learn A Month Of Sundays in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D7 – G – Bdim – Am
How it goes
A Month Of Sundays sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D; Bdim is B, D and F; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
D7V7GIBdimiii°Amii- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
- BdimB · D · F
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Jazz walk
How it goes
One note per beat, strolling like a jazz bassist. Musicians call it walking bass (walking bass), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 125 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about A Month Of Sundays
What chords are in A Month Of Sundays?
The loop is D7 – G – Bdim – Am (V7 – I – iiio – ii) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is A Month Of Sundays in?
G major, at about 125 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in A Month Of Sundays?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is A Month Of Sundays 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.