Piano chords · Rock drive
When Will My Life Begin: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Alan Menken
- E major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 2010
- Medium
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany When Will My Life Begin without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand somersault chords.
When Will My Life Begin accompaniment in letter notes
The B7 – E – B7 – E loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and somersault chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about When Will My Life Begin
What are the letter notes for the When Will My Life Begin piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is B7 – E – B7 – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When Will My Life Begin?
The loop is B7 – E – B7 – E (V7 – I – V7 – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is When Will My Life Begin in?
E major, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When Will My Life Begin?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When Will My Life Begin 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.