Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play This Day on piano
- D major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Easy
Learn This Day in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – E7 – Gsus4 – G
This Day sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E7 is E, G#, B and D; Gsus4 is G, C and D; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIE7II7Gsus4IVsus4GIV- DD · F# · A
- E7E · G# · B · D
- Gsus4G · C · D
- GG · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Butterfly heartbeat
A quick fluttery group at the start, then a long glide to beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 89 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cartwheel chords
Five evenly spaced chords roll across the beats, then land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- AA · C# · E
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Questions about This Day
What chords are in This Day?
The loop is D – E7 – Gsus4 – G (I – II7 – IVsus – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is This Day in?
D major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Day?
Butterfly heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Day 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.