Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Your Whole Life Long on piano
By Twila Paris
- D major
- 2/2
- 108 BPM
- V–IV–V–I loop
- Medium
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Learn Your Whole Life Long in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – G – A – D
How it goes
Your Whole Life Long sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AVGIVAVDI- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 108 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
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Questions about Your Whole Life Long
What chords are in Your Whole Life Long?
The loop is A – G – A – D (V – IV – V – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Your Whole Life Long in?
D major, at about 108 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Your Whole Life Long?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Your Whole Life Long 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.