Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Yellow Days on piano
Written by Alvaro Carrillo
- F major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1965
- Medium
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Learn Yellow Days in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – C7 – F – D7
How it goes
Yellow Days sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiC7V7FID7VI7- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Dreamy wave
How it goes
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 129 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 110 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
Ending: G7 – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are II7 – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
G7C7F- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about Yellow Days
What chords are in Yellow Days?
The loop is Gm – C7 – F – D7 (ii – V7 – I – VI7) in F major, and the song ends on G7 – C7 – F.
What key is Yellow Days in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Yellow Days?
Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Yellow 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.