Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play One Day At A Time on piano
By Jeremy Camp
- A minor
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 2002
- Easy
Learn One Day At A Time in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – C – G – A
One Day At A Time sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AICIIIGVIIAI- AA · C# · E
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch chords
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- AmA · C · E
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Questions about One Day At A Time
What chords are in One Day At A Time?
The loop is A – C – G – A (I5 – bIII5 – bVII5 – I5) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is One Day At A Time in?
A minor, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in One Day At A Time?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is One Day At A Time easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.