Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Dancing Through Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Ab major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- IV–V–iii–vi loop
- 2003
- Medium
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Dancing Through Life written out as piano music: the IV – V – iii – vi loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) and the right hand woodblock taps.
Dancing Through Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 2 | Eb | V | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Cm | iii | C Eb G |
| 4 | Fm | vi | F Ab C |
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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand and woodblock taps in the right, over the Db – Eb – Cm – Fm 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 Dancing Through Life
Does the sheet music for Dancing Through 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 Dancing Through Life?
The loop is Db – Eb – Cm – Fm (IV – V – iii – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Dancing Through Life in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Dancing Through Life?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Dancing Through 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.