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Another Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Ingrid Michaelson
- C major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- iv–I–iv–I loop
- 2016
- Medium
Another Life written out as piano music: the iv – I – iv – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays power fifths (lh power fifths) and the right hand pumping chords.
Another Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
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: power fifths (lh power fifths) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Fm – C – Fm – C 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 Another Life
Does the sheet music for Another 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 Another Life?
The loop is Fm – C – Fm – C (iv – I – iv – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Another Life in?
C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Another Life?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Another 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.