Those Were The Good Old Days! Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Those Were The Good Old 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: C – Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
Those Were The Good Old Days! sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIDmiiG7V7CI
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
169 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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Both hands at 70 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: Dm – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmG7C

What chords are in Those Were The Good Old Days!?

The loop is C – Dm – G7 – C (I – ii – V7 – I) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G7 – C.

What key is Those Were The Good Old Days! in?

C major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Those Were The Good Old Days!?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Those Were The Good Old Days! 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.