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Para Qué La Vida: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Enrique Iglesias

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 2002
  • Easy
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Left hand Push and landThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Para Qué La Vida written out as piano music: the V – ii – IV – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4), and the right hand sings the tune.

Para Qué La Vida chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1BVB D# F#
2F#miiF# A C#
3AIVA C# E
4EIE 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: push and land (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the B – F#m – A – E 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 Para Qué La Vida

Does the sheet music for Para Qué La Vida 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 Para Qué La Vida?

The loop is B – F#m – A – E (V – ii – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Para Qué La Vida in?

E major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Para Qué La Vida?

Push and land: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Para Qué La Vida 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.