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In My Life: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Beatles
- G major
- 4/4
- 108 BPM
- 1965
- Easy
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 In My Life without reading music. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3) and the right hand steady chords.
The main tune of In My Life in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
In My Life accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – Em7 – A7 – Am7 – C – G loop with little steps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 In My Life
What are the letter notes for the In My 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 Em – Em7 – A7 – Am7 – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in In My Life?
The loop is Em – Em7 – A7 – Am7 – C – G (vi – vi7 – II7 – ii7 – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is In My Life in?
G major, at about 108 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in In My Life?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is In My Life easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of In My Life?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.