Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Days Of Wine And Roses on piano
- F major
- 4/4
- 110 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: F – Eb – Db – Eb
How it goes
Days Of Wine And Roses sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Db is Db, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIEbbVIIDbbVIEbbVII- FF · A · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- 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.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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
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Questions about Days Of Wine And Roses
What chords are in Days Of Wine And Roses?
The loop is F – Eb – Db – Eb (I – bVII – bVI – bVII) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Days Of Wine And Roses in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Days Of Wine And Roses?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.