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How to play Better Is One Day on piano

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Learn Better Is One Day in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: C – D – C – D
Better Is One Day sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVDVCIVDV
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
96 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Push and land
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Push and landRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Cartwheel chords
Five evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Cartwheel chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 76 BPM
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.
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Ending: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- GG · B · D

What chords are in Better Is One Day?

The loop is C – D – C – D (IV – V – IV – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Better Is One Day in?

G major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Better Is One Day?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Better Is One Day 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.