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There Will Be A Day: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Jeremy Camp

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Left hand Chugging-train pulseRight hand Swing pushChords the loop the song repeats most

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There Will Be A Day written out as piano music: the vi – IV – I – V loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand swing push.

There Will Be A Day chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EmviE G B
2CIVC E G
3GIG B D
4DVD F# A

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: chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the Em – C – G – D 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.

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Questions about There Will Be A Day

Does the sheet music for There Will Be A Day 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 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.