This is the chords of These Are The Days by Gino Vannelli on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.
Bbm(add9) |Dbmaj9 |Bbm(add9)
|Bbm11 |Abmaj7/Db |Eb
A man holds
Bbm(add9)
up a mirror to his soul
Gb6/9
Shocked by what he sees
Bbm(addEb) Gb6/9
Re flecting on the life he never planned EbGbmaj7/B
And yet his dreams go on inspired by the one FFsus4F
Who under stands GbAb/GbGb
These are the wars that we fight DbDbsus4Db
These are the tears that we share GbAb/GbGb
These are the wastelands we cross DbDbsus4Db
To dream the dreams that we dare BDb/BB6
This is the world that we choose GbAb/GbGb
Right or wrong win or lose
Bbm7(addEb) Ab/C
These are the day- ay- ay -ays Gb
That make up our lives Bbm11Ab/C
These are the day -ay–ay ayss Gb
That tell us BDbadd9/B
Love never dies
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Bbm(add9) Bbm(add9)/Ab
There are the days I feel to run so far
Gb6/9
As to vanish out of sight
Bbm11 Gb6/9
Put everything that I believe in to the flame Ebsus2Gbmaj7/B
But then I kiss your wounds knowing that you might
F(addBb)
Feel the same GbAb/GbGb
These are the wars that we fight DbDbsus4Db
These are the tears that we share GbAb/GbGb
These are the wastelands we cross DbDbsus4Db
To dream the dreams that we dare BDb/BB6
This is the world that we choose GbAb/GbGb
Right or wrong win or lose
Bbm7(addEb) Ab/C
These are the day- ay- ay -ays Gb
That make up our lives
How to play These Are The Days: key, chords and progression
These Are The Days by Gino Vannelli is in the key of B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭). The song uses 20 chords: Bbm(add9, Dbmaj9, Bbm11, Abmaj7/Db, Eb, Gbmaj7/B, F, Fsus4, Gb, Ab/Gb, Db and Dbsus4 and 8 more.
The progression the song keeps returning to is Gb – Ab/Gb – Gb – Db (VI – VII – VI – III in B♭ minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Cmaj9, Am11, Gmaj7, D, Fmaj7, E, Esus4, F, G (65% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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These Are The Days chords: questions
What key is These Are The Days in?
These Are The Days by Gino Vannelli is in the key of B♭ minor (five flats: B♭, E♭, A♭, D♭, G♭).
What chords are in These Are The Days?
These Are The Days uses 20 chords: Bbm(add9, Dbmaj9, Bbm11, Abmaj7/Db, Eb, Gbmaj7/B, F, Fsus4, Gb, Ab/Gb, Db, Dbsus4 and 8 more.
What is the chord progression of These Are The Days?
The main progression is Gb – Ab/Gb – Gb – Db (VI – VII – VI – III).
Is These Are The Days easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 1st fret and play the shapes Am, Cmaj9, Am11, Gmaj7, D, Fmaj7, E, Esus4, F, G (65% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).
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