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Live Like You Were Dying: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Tim McGraw
- G major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 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 Live Like You Were Dying without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand late-knock chords.
Live Like You Were Dying accompaniment in letter notes
The G – C – G – C loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and late-knock 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 Live Like You Were Dying
What are the letter notes for the Live Like You Were Dying 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 G – C – G – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Live Like You Were Dying?
The loop is G – C – G – C (I – IV – I – IV) in G major, and the song ends on G – C – G.
What key is Live Like You Were Dying in?
G major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Live Like You Were Dying?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Live Like You Were Dying 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.