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This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical): piano accompaniment sheet music
- D major
- 2/2
- 148 BPM
- 2018
- Easy
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This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) written out as piano music: the I – v – ii – I loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D 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 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | Am | v | A C E |
| 3 | Em | ii | E G B |
| 4 | D | I | D F# A |
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: pausing footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the D – Am – Em – D 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 This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical)
Does the sheet music for This Is My Life (from Pretty Woman: The Musical) 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 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.