The Long Day Is Over Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Long Day Is Over in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Db – Gb – Db – Gb
How it goes
The Long Day Is Over sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb is Gb, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIGbIVDbIGbIV
- DbDb · F · Ab
- GbGb · Bb · Db
782 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Waltz climb
How it goes
Three notes up the chord, one per beat: a gentle waltz climb. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 248 songs of the library.
Waltz climbBroken chord · WaltzLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
How it goes
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleepy waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 89 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 – Ab7 – Db
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbAb7Db
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb

What chords are in The Long Day Is Over?

The loop is Db – Gb – Db – Gb (I – IV – I – IV) in Db major, and the song ends on Db – Ab7 – Db.

What key is The Long Day Is Over in?

Db major, at about 89 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in The Long Day Is Over?

Waltz climb: broken chord 1-3-5 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Long Day Is Over 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.