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Story Of My Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2013
- Medium
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Story Of My Life written out as piano music: the vi – I – Isus4 – I – vi loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand neon flicker.
Story Of My Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Eb 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 | Cm | vi | C Eb G |
| 3 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Ebsus4 | Isus4 | Eb Ab Bb |
| 4 | Eb | I | Eb G Bb |
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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and neon flicker in the right, over the Cm – Cm – Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Story Of My Life
Does the sheet music for Story Of My 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 Story Of My Life?
The loop is Cm – Cm – Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb (vi – I – Isus4 – I – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Cm – Ab – Eb.
What key is Story Of My Life in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Story Of My Life?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Story Of My Life easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Story Of My Life?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.