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How to play This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) on piano
- D major
- 2/2
- 148 BPM
- 2018
- Easy
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Learn This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: D – Am – Em – D
How it goes
This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; Am is A, C and E; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIAmvEmiiDI- DD · F# · A
- AmA · C · E
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 148 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)
What chords are in This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?
The loop is D – Am – Em – D (I – v – ii – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) in?
D major, at about 148 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) 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.