Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
O Happy Day: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Edward F. Rimbault
- G major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- I–IV–iv–I loop
- 2012
- Medium
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O Happy Day written out as piano music: the I – IV – iv – I loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
O Happy Day chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | Cm | iv | C Eb G |
| 4 | G | I | G B 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: busy rocking (broken chord 1-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the G – C – Cm – G 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 O Happy Day
Does the sheet music for O Happy Day 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 O Happy Day?
The loop is G – C – Cm – G (I – IV – iv – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is O Happy Day in?
G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in O Happy Day?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is O Happy 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.