Piano chords · Old-time stride
If He Walked Into My Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Jerry Herman
- F major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- 1966
- Easy
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If He Walked Into My Life written out as piano music: the bVII7 – iii – biiio – ii loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand hopscotch bells.
If He Walked Into My Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Eb7 | bVII7 | Eb G Bb Db |
| 2 | Am | iii | A C E |
| 3 | G#dim | biii° | G# B D |
| 4 | Gm | ii | G Bb 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: stride jumps (stride) in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right, over the Eb7 – Am – G#dim – Gm 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 If He Walked Into My Life
Does the sheet music for If He Walked Into My 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 If He Walked Into My Life?
The loop is Eb7 – Am – G#dim – Gm (bVII7 – iii – biiio – ii) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is If He Walked Into My Life in?
F major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in If He Walked Into My Life?
Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is If He Walked Into My 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.