Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Any Day Now on piano
Written by Bob Hilliard & Burt Bacharach
- F major
- 2/2
- 112 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
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Learn Any Day Now in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Am – Bb – Bdim
How it goes
Any Day Now sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Am is A, C and E; Bb is Bb, D and F; Bdim is B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIAmiiiBbIVBdim#iv°- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
- BbBb · D · F
- BdimB · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 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 – Dm – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FDmF- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Any Day Now
What chords are in Any Day Now?
The loop is F – Am – Bb – Bdim (I – iii – IV – #ivo) in F major, and the song ends on F – Dm – F.
What key is Any Day Now in?
F major, at about 112 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Any Day Now?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Any Day Now 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.