Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Heavenly Day on piano
Written by Patty Griffin
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 90 BPM
- I–vi–IV–V loop
- 2007
- Medium
Learn Heavenly Day in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – Gm – Eb – F
Heavenly Day sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIGmviEbIVFV- BbBb · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Little rainbow
Six notes up the chord and back down: an arch in one rocking bar. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 35 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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.
- 5
Ending: Bb – Eb – Bb
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbEbBb
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Questions about Heavenly Day
What chords are in Heavenly Day?
The loop is Bb – Gm – Eb – F (I – vi – IV – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Eb – Bb.
What key is Heavenly Day in?
Bb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Heavenly Day?
Little rainbow: broken chord 1-3-5-8-5-3 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Heavenly Day 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.