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How to play Days Of Wine And Roses on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
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Learn Days Of Wine And Roses in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dsus4 – D7 – Gm – Bbm
How it goes
Days Of Wine And Roses sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dsus4 is D, G and A; D7 is D, F#, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Dsus4VIsus4D7VI7GmiiBbmiv- Dsus4D · G · A
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
How it goes
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Days Of Wine And Roses
What chords are in Days Of Wine And Roses?
The loop is Dsus4 – D7 – Gm – Bbm (VIsus – VI7 – ii – iv) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Days Of Wine And Roses in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Days Of Wine And Roses?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Days Of Wine And Roses 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 6 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.