Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Looking For My Life on piano
- G major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- IV–I–V–IV loop
- 2002
- Medium
Learn Looking For My Life in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – D – C
Looking For My Life sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIVGIDVCIV- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Dancing heartbeat
Notes dance around the beats, pushing ahead on the “ands”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
A breath on beat 1, then quick chords pumping to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 112 BPM
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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
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Questions about Looking For My Life
What chords are in Looking For My Life?
The loop is C – G – D – C (IV – I – V – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Looking For My Life in?
G major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Looking For My Life?
Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Looking For My 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.