Piano chords · Old-time stride
It's A Lovely Day Today: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 118 BPM
- 1950
- Easy
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 It's A Lovely Day Today without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand run-up chords.
The main tune of It's A Lovely Day Today in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
It's A Lovely Day Today accompaniment in letter notes
The F7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab7 loop with stride jumps in the left hand and run-up chords in the right. 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 It's A Lovely Day Today
What are the letter notes for the It's A Lovely Day Today 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 F7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in It's A Lovely Day Today?
The loop is F7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab7 (V7 – I – ii7 – I7 – IVmaj7 – bVII7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is It's A Lovely Day Today in?
Bb major, at about 118 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in It's A Lovely Day Today?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It's A Lovely Day Today easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of It's A Lovely Day Today?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.