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Good Life: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Ryan Tedder, Eddie Fisher & others

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Left hand Springy footstepsRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Good Life without reading music. The left hand plays springy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

Good Life accompaniment in letter notes

The G – C – Em – D loop with springy footsteps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 3
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 4
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 C4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 C5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D3
Bar 5
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G3
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C4 C3 C4
Bar 7
Em
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5 G4+B4+E5
LE2 E2 E3 E2 E3
Bar 8
D
RF#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5 F#4+A4+D5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Good Life

What are the letter notes for the Good Life piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G – C – Em – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Good Life?

The loop is G – C – Em – D (I – IV – vi – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is Good Life in?

G major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Good Life?

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

Is Good 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.