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You Light Up My Life: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Debby Boone
- F minor
- 3/4
- 95 BPM
- 1977
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
You Light Up My Life written out as piano music: the iv – bVII – bIII – i loop in F minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) and the right hand waltz chords.
You Light Up My Life chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F 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 | Bbm | iv | Bb Db F |
| 2 | Eb | VII | Eb G Bb |
| 3 | Ab | III | Ab C Eb |
| 4 | Fm | i | F Ab C |
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: waltz roots (root bass · 3/4 quarters) in the left hand and waltz chords in the right, over the Bbm – Eb – Ab – Fm 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 You Light Up My Life
Does the sheet music for You Light Up My 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 You Light Up My Life?
The loop is Bbm – Eb – Ab – Fm (iv – bVII – bIII – i) in F minor, and the song ends on C – Bb – F.
What key is You Light Up My Life in?
F minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in You Light Up My Life?
Waltz roots: root bass · 3/4 quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Light Up My 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 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.