Other arrangements of How I Am
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She (D)asks how I am.
read And (Em7sus4)so how am I?
My (F#m7)days are the u su al (Bm7)days:
I wake (C)up; I go out.
What more Time goes (A7sus4)by.
My (G)days are ex act ly the (F#m7)days I have lived since ar (Bm7)riv ing here.
In (G)fact, how I am is a (F#m7)mazed how this com forts me (Bm)year by year.
I (C)work and I eat.
Life is muf fins and (A7sus4)jam.
The (Em7)house is nice and (F#m7)qui et now.
That is how I (D)am.
Five (D)years in these rooms
read ing (Em7sus4)He gel and Kant.
My (F#m7)mind is de vot ed to (Bm7)thoughts
of the (C)mean ing of life.
What more could I (A7sus4)want?
So (G)why is it late ly I (F#m7)find I’m un eas y all (Bm7)through the night?
And (G)why e ven now does my (F#m7)skin feel ex plo sive as (Bm)dy na mite?
Why (C)does my heart pound
like a bat ter ing (A7sus4)ram?
How (Em7)can she ask me (F#m7)how I am?
That is how I (D)am.
Five
How I am is (B)fine!
(B)Dear Miss March, there is (E)noth ing dra (B)mat ic or (F#)new to re (B)port.
(F#)This will be (B)short.
(B)Morn ing and eve ning I (E)live in my (B)u su al way.
On the (E)day you re (B)turn you will (F#)see for your (B)self!
(C)Tell me, Miss (C)March, are you (F)hap py so (C)far from the (Dm)clang and the (C)beat of our (F)tur bu lent (C)street?
Quite (F)of ten I (C)think of our (G5)days in New (C)York.
Though, of (Fmaj7)course, since you (C)went I have (G7sus4)been quite con (Ab)tent.
(Ab)Ach!
I wake in the morn ing and all that I hear is the (Ab)ab sence of (Gb)sound.
(Ab)Yes!
My peace is dis turbed, but the ruck us is me as my (Ab)thoughts run a (Gb)ground.
(Gb)I (B)want ed a life by my self in these rooms, but (A)now all a round me, an oth er life looms.
Who (G#m)asked her to come and to (F#)go and to leave me like (E)that?
And (C#m7)now she ex pects me to (D#m7)send her a note?
With (C#m7)words, if I spoke, that would (D#m7)stick in my throat!
Who (G)asked her to change how I live,
how I (Em7)think,
how I (Gm6)am?
She
That is how I (D)am.
How I Am — Classic Piano Sheet Music
Read "How I Am" by Mindi Dickstein in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of D. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 98 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
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About “How I Am”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "How I Am"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature D. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "How I Am" by Mindi Dickstein played in?
- How I Am is arranged in the key of D on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "How I Am"?
- The arrangement plays at 98 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "How I Am" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "How I Am"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "How I Am"?
- "How I Am" was originally performed by Mindi Dickstein. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "How I Am"?
- This arrangement uses 29 chords: A, Ab, Ab6, Abmaj7, Asus4, B, Bm, Bm7, +21 more.
- What other songs by Mindi Dickstein can I play here?
- Try "TAKE A CHANCE ON ME", "Could You", "Our Finest Dreams". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "How I Am" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature D, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 98 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.