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It’s A Great Day To Be Alive: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Darrell Scott
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 1994
- Medium
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It’s A Great Day To Be Alive written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – vi loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand hurrying chords.
It’s A Great Day To Be Alive chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | C | IV | C E G |
| 2 | G | I | G B D |
| 3 | D | V | D F# A |
| 4 | Em | vi | E G B |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the C – G – D – Em 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 It’s A Great Day To Be Alive
Does the sheet music for It’s A Great Day To Be Alive 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 It’s A Great Day To Be Alive?
The loop is C – G – D – Em (IV – I – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is It’s A Great Day To Be Alive in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in It’s A Great Day To Be Alive?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is It’s A Great Day To Be Alive 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.