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How to play These Are The Days on piano

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Learn These Are The Days in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – F7 – Em7 – A7 – Am7 – D – G – G – C
How it goes
These Are The Days sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 9 chords: G is G, B and D; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Em7 is E, G, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G; Am7 is A, C, E and G; D is D, F# and A; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIF7bVII7Em7vi7A7II7Am7ii7DVGIGICIV
- GG · B · D
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- Em7E · G · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- Am7A · C · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- CC · E · G
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pop stabsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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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.
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Ending: G – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in These Are The Days?

The loop is G – F7 – Em7 – A7 – Am7 – D – G – G – C (I – bVII7 – vi7 – II7 – ii7 – V – I – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.

What key is These Are The Days in?

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

What does the left hand play in These Are The Days?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is These Are The Days easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 9 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of These Are The Days?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.