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All My Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Billy Joel
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- Medium
All My Life written out as piano music: the vi – vii – vi – i loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) and the right hand ticking clock.
All My Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 2 | Am | vii | A C E |
| 3 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 4 | Bbm | i | Bb Db F |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: groovy roots (root bass · syncopated 8ths) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Gm – Am – Gm – Bbm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about All My Life
Does the sheet music for All My Life have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in All My Life?
The loop is Gm – Am – Gm – Bbm (vi – vii – vi – i) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is All My Life in?
Bb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in All My Life?
Groovy roots: root bass · syncopated 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is All My Life 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.
Can I hear the real melody of All My Life?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.