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How to play That's What I Love About Sunday on piano
By Craig Morgan
- Ab major
- 2/2
- 138 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
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Learn That's What I Love About Sunday in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Db – Ab – Fm – Bbm
How it goes
That's What I Love About Sunday sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVAbIFmviBbmii- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
- FmF · Ab · C
- BbmBb · Db · F
- 2
Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
How it goes
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pulsing star
How it goes
A chord, then one bright high note pulsing on every quick beat. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 138 BPM
How it goes
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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about That's What I Love About Sunday
What chords are in That's What I Love About Sunday?
The loop is Db – Ab – Fm – Bbm (IV – I – vi – ii) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is That's What I Love About Sunday in?
Ab major, at about 138 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in That's What I Love About Sunday?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That's What I Love About Sunday 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.