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When Will My Life Begin: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Alan Menken
- E major
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- V7–I–V7–I loop
- 2010
- Medium
When Will My Life Begin written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – I loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand somersault chords.
When Will My Life Begin chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 2 | E | I | E G# B |
| 3 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 4 | E | I | E G# B |
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: heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) in the left hand and somersault chords in the right, over the B7 – E – B7 – E 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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More by Alan Menken
The same V7–I–V7–I loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about When Will My Life Begin
Does the sheet music for When Will My Life Begin 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 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.