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Best Day Of My Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
By American Authors
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–bVII–I loop
- 2013
- Tricky
Play the full song with sheet music
Best Day Of My Life written out as piano music: the I – IV – bVII – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) and the right hand slow-down chords.
Best Day Of My Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | G | IV | G B D |
| 3 | C | bVII | C E G |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: thunder tremolo (octave tremolo) in the left hand and slow-down chords in the right, over the D – G – C – D chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Best Day Of My Life
Does the sheet music for Best Day Of My Life have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Best Day Of My Life?
The loop is D – G – C – D (I – IV – bVII – I) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.
What key is Best Day Of My Life in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Best Day Of My Life?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Best Day Of My Life easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Best Day Of My Life?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.