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This Is Your Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Switchfoot
- C# minor
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- i–bVI–i–bVI loop
- Easy
This Is Your Life written out as piano music: the i – bVI – i – bVI loop in C# minor 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 gospel-clap chords.
This Is Your Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C#m | i | C# E G# |
| 2 | A | VI | A C# E |
| 3 | C#m | i | C# E G# |
| 4 | A | VI | A C# E |
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 gospel-clap chords in the right, over the C#m – A – C#m – A 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 Your Life
Does the sheet music for This Is Your 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 This Is Your Life?
The loop is C#m – A – C#m – A (i – bVI – i – bVI) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.
What key is This Is Your Life in?
C# minor, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is Your Life?
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 Your Life 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.