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This Is Your Time: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 60 BPM
- IV–I–V–vi loop
- 1999
- Medium
This Is Your Time written out as piano music: the IV – I – V – vi loop in Bb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.
This Is Your Time 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 | Eb | IV | Eb G Bb |
| 2 | Bb | I | Bb D F |
| 3 | F | V | F A C |
| 4 | Gm | vi | G Bb D |
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: hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right, over the Eb – Bb – F – Gm 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 Time
Does the sheet music for This Is Your Time 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 Time?
The loop is Eb – Bb – F – Gm (IV – I – V – vi) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is This Is Your Time in?
Bb major, at about 60 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in This Is Your Time?
Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is Your Time 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.