Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Rainy Days And Mondays: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Carpenters
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1970
- Medium
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Rainy Days And Mondays written out as piano music: the I – iii – I7 – VI7 – ii – iii – IV – iii loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
Rainy Days And Mondays chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 1 | Gm | iii | G Bb D |
| 2 | Eb7 | I7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 2 | C7 | VI7 | C E G Bb |
| 3 | Fm | ii | F Ab C |
| 3 | Gm | iii | G Bb D |
| 4 | Ab | IV | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Gm | iii | G 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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and freeze-tag chords in the right, over the Eb – Gm – Eb7 – C7 – Fm – Gm – Ab – 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Rainy Days And Mondays
Does the sheet music for Rainy Days And Mondays 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 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.