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Live For Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
Artist unknown
- G major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- I–bVII–I–bVII loop
- 1967
- Medium
Live For Life written out as piano music: the I – bVII – I – bVII loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) and the right hand waltzing clock.
Live For Life 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 | G | I | G B D |
| 2 | F | bVII | F A C |
| 3 | G | I | G B D |
| 4 | F | bVII | F A C |
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: oom-pah-pah (waltz oom-pah-pah) in the left hand and waltzing clock in the right, over the G – F – G – F 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 Live For Life
Does the sheet music for Live For 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 Live For Life?
The loop is G – F – G – F (I – bVII – I – bVII) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Live For Life in?
G major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Live For Life?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Live For Life 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.