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How to play Life Of The Party on piano
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- Bb major
- 2/2
- 114 BPM
- vi–I–vi–I loop
- Medium
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Learn Life Of The Party in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Bb – Gm – Bb
How it goes
Life Of The Party sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviBbIGmviBbI- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 114 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Gm – Eb – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GmEbBb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Life Of The Party
What chords are in Life Of The Party?
The loop is Gm – Bb – Gm – Bb (vi – I – vi – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Gm – Eb – Bb.
What key is Life Of The Party in?
Bb major, at about 114 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Life Of The Party?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Life Of The Party 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.