Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play Lovely Day on piano

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Learn Lovely Day in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C#m7 – A – C – Bm7 – E
Lovely Day sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 5 chords: C#m7 is C#, E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; C is C, E and G; Bm7 is B, D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#m7vi7AIVCbVIBm7v7EI
- C#m7C# · E · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- CC · E · G
- Bm7B · D · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
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Both hands at 98 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- BB · D# · F#

What chords are in Lovely Day?

The loop is C#m7 – A – C – Bm7 – E (vi7 – IV – bVI – v7 – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Lovely Day in?

E major, at about 98 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Lovely Day?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Lovely Day easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Lovely Day?

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

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