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How to play Eight Days A Week on piano

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Learn Eight Days A Week in 5 steps

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

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Chords: E – G – D – D
Eight Days A Week sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIIGIVDIDI
- EE · G# · B
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
18 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Little steps
Up the chord and back, one step at a time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 304 songs of the library.
Little stepsBroken chord · ClassicalLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Push-and-land chords
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Push-and-land chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 138 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- AA · C# · E

What chords are in Eight Days A Week?

The loop is E – G – D – D (II – IV – I – II) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Eight Days A Week in?

D major, at about 138 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Eight Days A Week?

Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Eight Days A Week 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Eight Days A Week?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.