Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Great Day: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- D major
- 2/2
- 132 BPM
- vi–I–IV–I loop
- 2000
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Great Day without reading music. The left hand plays doorbell ding-dong (broken chord 8-8-5-5), and the right hand sings the tune.
Great Day accompaniment in letter notes
The Bm – D – G – D loop with doorbell ding-dong in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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.
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Questions about Great Day
What are the letter notes for the Great Day 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 Bm – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Great Day?
The loop is Bm – D – G – D (vi – I – IV – I) in D major, and the song ends on Em – G – D.
What key is Great Day in?
D major, at about 132 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Great Day?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Great Day 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.