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Bring Me To Life: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Evanescence

  • E minor
  • 4/4
  • 96 BPM
  • 2002
  • Medium
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Left hand Hop-skip heartbeatRight hand Ticking clockChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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Bring Me To Life written out as piano music: the i – iv – i – iv loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hop-skip heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&) and the right hand ticking clock.

Bring Me To Life chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EmiE G B
3AmivA C E

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: hop-skip heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the Em – Em – Am – Am 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 Bring Me To Life

Does the sheet music for Bring Me To 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 Bring Me To Life?

The loop is Em – Em – Am – Am (i – iv – i – iv) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.

What key is Bring Me To Life in?

E minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Bring Me To Life?

Hop-skip heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bring Me To 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 Bring Me To Life?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.