Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Our Day Will Come on piano
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- G major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- 1962
- Easy
Learn Our Day Will Come in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – Bb7 – Am – D7
Our Day Will Come sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Am is A, C and E; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIBb7bIII7AmiiD7V7- GG · B · D
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- AmA · C · E
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Doorbell ding-dong
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 472 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Am – D7 – G
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmD7G
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Questions about Our Day Will Come
What chords are in Our Day Will Come?
The loop is G – Bb7 – Am – D7 (I – bIII7 – ii – V7) in G major, and the song ends on Am – D7 – G.
What key is Our Day Will Come in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Our Day Will Come?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Our Day Will Come 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.