Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Rainy Days And Mondays on piano
By Carpenters
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
Learn Rainy Days And Mondays in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Gm – Eb7 – C7 – Fm – Gm – Ab – Gm
Rainy Days And Mondays sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIGmiiiEb7I7C7VI7FmiiGmiiiAbIVGmiii- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FmF · Ab · C
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Rainy Days And Mondays
What chords are in Rainy Days And Mondays?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Eb7 – C7 – Fm – Gm – Ab – Gm (I – iii – I7 – VI7 – ii – iii – IV – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Rainy Days And Mondays in?
Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Rainy Days And Mondays?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rainy Days And Mondays easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Rainy Days And Mondays?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.