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How to play There Will Be A Day on piano

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Learn There Will Be A Day in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Em – C – G – D
How it goes
There Will Be A Day sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCIVGIDV
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
176 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Chugging-train pulse
How it goes
Chugs along in quick even notes, then takes one tiny breath at the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 629 songs of the library.
Chugging-train pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: Swing push
How it goes
Three chords tumble out early with a swing, then the bar breathes. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Swing pushSyncopated chords · Blues and boogie-woogieRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 77 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: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG

What chords are in There Will Be A Day?

The loop is Em – C – G – D (vi – IV – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is There Will Be A Day in?

G major, at about 77 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in There Will Be A Day?

Chugging-train pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is There Will Be A Day 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.