Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Days In The Sun on piano

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Learn Days In The Sun in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – F – Cm – Bb
How it goes
Days In The Sun sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIFVCmiiBbI
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- CmC · Eb · G
20 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
Open skyOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Pausing chords
How it goes
Three steady chords, then beat 4 left empty to breathe. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pausing chordsBlock chords · ClassicalRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 116 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.
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Ending: Eb – Ebm – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbmBb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb

What chords are in Days In The Sun?

The loop is Bb – F – Cm – Bb (I – V – ii – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.

What key is Days In The Sun in?

Bb major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Days In The Sun?

Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Days In The Sun 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.