When The Work's All Done This Fall Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn When The Work's All Done This Fall in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A7 – D – D7 – G
How it goes
When The Work's All Done This Fall sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A; D7 is D, F#, A and C; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7V7DID7I7GIV
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- D7D · F# · A · C
- GG · B · D
78 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Boom-chick
How it goes
Bass, chord, bass, chord: the bounce of ragtime and country. Musicians call it boom-chick (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in 762 songs of the library.
Boom-chickStride & boom-chick · StrideLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Hopscotch chords
How it goes
Chord, chord, skip beat 3, chord: hopping over a square. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Hopscotch chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
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Both hands at 100 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: D – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGD

What chords are in When The Work's All Done This Fall?

The loop is A7 – D – D7 – G (V7 – I – I7 – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is When The Work's All Done This Fall in?

D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in When The Work's All Done This Fall?

Boom-chick: boom-chick, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is When The Work's All Done This Fall 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.