Today's The Day Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Today's The Day in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – F#m – E – F#m
Today's The Day sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIF#miiEIF#mii
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
164 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 96 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: F#m – B7 – E
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
F#mB7E
- B7B · D# · F# · A

What chords are in Today's The Day?

The loop is E – F#m – E – F#m (I – ii – I – ii) in E major, and the song ends on F#m – B7 – E.

What key is Today's The Day in?

E major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Today's The Day?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Today's The 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.