Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Take This Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- vi–V–IV–I loop
- 2004
- Medium
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Take This Life written out as piano music: the vi – V – IV – I loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays round-trip ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-1) and the right hand groovy chords.
Take This Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb 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 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
| 2 | F | V | F A C |
| 3 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 4 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
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: round-trip ripple (broken chord 1-5-8-5-1) in the left hand and groovy chords in the right, over the Gm – F – Eb – Bb 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 Take This Life
Does the sheet music for Take This 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 Take This Life?
The loop is Gm – F – Eb – Bb (vi – V – IV – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Take This Life in?
Bb major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Take This Life?
Round-trip ripple: broken chord 1-5-8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Take This 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.