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Who Wants To Live Forever: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Brian May
- G major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- vi–IV–vi–IV loop
- 1986
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Who Wants To Live Forever written out as piano music: the vi – IV – vi – IV loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) and the right hand beacon blink.
Who Wants To Live Forever chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 2 | C | IV | C E G |
| 3 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 4 | C | IV | C E G |
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: hurry-and-wait pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&) in the left hand and beacon blink in the right, over the Em – C – Em – C 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 Who Wants To Live Forever
Does the sheet music for Who Wants To Live Forever 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 Who Wants To Live Forever?
The loop is Em – C – Em – C (vi – IV – vi – IV) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Who Wants To Live Forever in?
G major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Who Wants To Live Forever?
Hurry-and-wait pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Who Wants To Live Forever 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.