Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Last Day On Earth: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Steven Curtis Chapman
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Last Day On Earth written out as piano music: the vi – I – V – iii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10) and the right hand sprint-and-stop chords.
Last Day On Earth chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 2 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Bb | V | Bb D F |
| 4 | Gm | iii | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: river roll (open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10) in the left hand and sprint-and-stop chords in the right, over the Cm – Eb – Bb – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Last Day On Earth
Does the sheet music for Last Day On Earth have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Last Day On Earth?
The loop is Cm – Eb – Bb – Gm (vi – I – V – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Last Day On Earth in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Last Day On Earth?
River roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Last Day On Earth 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.