Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play The Time Of Our Lives on piano
By Miley Cyrus
- A major
- 4/4
- 126 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn The Time Of Our Lives in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – D – A – A
How it goes
The Time Of Our Lives sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIDIVAIAI- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Deep-breath chords
How it goes
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 126 BPM
How it goes
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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- EE · G# · B
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Questions about The Time Of Our Lives
What chords are in The Time Of Our Lives?
The loop is A – D – A – A (I – IV – I5 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is The Time Of Our Lives in?
A major, at about 126 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in The Time Of Our Lives?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Time Of Our Lives 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.