Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

Each Day Gets Better: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By John Legend

  • Bb major
  • 4/4
  • 120 BPM
  • Easy
Tuning the piano…
Learn it
Style

Left hand Stumbling footstepsRight hand Late-knock chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Each Day Gets Better without reading music. The left hand plays stumbling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4) and the right hand late-knock chords.

Each Day Gets Better accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – Dm – Cm – F loop with stumbling footsteps in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 2
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 3
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 4
F
RA4+C5+F5 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3
Bar 5
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2 Eb2 Eb3
Bar 6
Dm
RF4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5 F4+A4+D5
LD2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 7
Cm
REb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5 Eb4+G4+C5
LC3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 8
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F3 F2 F2 F3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

Play next

Questions about Each Day Gets Better

What are the letter notes for the Each Day Gets Better piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Eb – Dm – Cm – F, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Each Day Gets Better?

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

What key is Each Day Gets Better in?

Bb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Each Day Gets Better?

Stumbling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2a · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Each Day Gets Better 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.