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How to play At The End Of The Day on piano
Written by Brett James & Kellie Coffey
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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Learn At The End Of The Day in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm7 – C – Bb – F
How it goes
At The End Of The Day sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm7 is D, F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dm7vi7CVBbIVFI- Dm7D · F · A · C
- CC · E · G
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Tick-tick-boom pulse
How it goes
Two quick low notes and a high one, twice: ta-ta-DUM, ta-ta-DUM. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 479 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 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
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Questions about At The End Of The Day
What chords are in At The End Of The Day?
The loop is Dm7 – C – Bb – F (vi7 – V – IV – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is At The End Of The Day in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in At The End Of The Day?
Tick-tick-boom pulse: root bass · 8ths 1-2, 3-4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is At The End Of 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.
Can I hear the real melody of At The End Of The Day?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.