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Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Monty Python's Spamalot
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1979
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life written out as piano music: the I – vi – ii – V7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) and the right hand steady chords.
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A 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 | A | I | A C# E |
| 2 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
| 3 | Bm | ii | B D F# |
| 4 | E7 | V7 | E G# B D |
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: bossa sway (root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&)) in the left hand and steady chords in the right, over the A – F#m – Bm – E7 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.
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Questions about Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life
Does the sheet music for Always Look On The Bright Side Of 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 Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life?
The loop is A – F#m – Bm – E7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life?
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 Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life 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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.