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How to play Today (As For Me And My House) on piano

By Brian Doerksen

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Left hand Lapping wavesRight hand Sleepy waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Today (As For Me And My House) in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: F – Dm – Gm – C7

    How it goes

    Today (As For Me And My House) sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    FIDmviGmiiC7V7
    • FF · A · C
    • DmD · F · A
    • GmG · Bb · D
    • C7C · E · G · Bb
    160 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Lapping waves

    How it goes

    A low note, then a high pair rocking like small waves in a waltz. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5-10-5 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 74 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords

    How it goes

    A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 72 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. 5

    Ending: F – Bb – F

    How it goes

    The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    FBbF
    • BbBb · D · F

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Questions about Today (As For Me And My House)

What chords are in Today (As For Me And My House)?

The loop is F – Dm – Gm – C7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on F – Bb – F.

What key is Today (As For Me And My House) in?

F major, at about 72 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Today (As For Me And My House)?

Lapping waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Today (As For Me And My House) 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.