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Old Days: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Ingrid Michaelson, Barry Dean & others

  • G minor
  • 4/4
  • 90 BPM
  • 2016
  • Medium
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Left hand Power fifthsRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Old Days written out as piano music: the i – bVI – bIII5 – i loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand steady chords.

Old Days chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GmiG Bb D
2EbVIEb G Bb
3BbIIIBb D F
4GmiG 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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the Gm – 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 Old Days

Does the sheet music for Old Days 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 Old Days?

The loop is Gm – Eb – Bb – Gm (i – bVI – bIII5 – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is Old Days in?

G minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Old Days?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Old Days 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.