My Life '06 — Falling Notes Piano Tutorial

Watch "My Life '06" by Mary J. Blige in falling notes style — like Synthesia. Color-coded notes fall onto the keyboard in real time. Practice left hand, right hand, or both. Key of Bb, 75 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

(My life, my life, my life my life, in the sun shine.) If you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, la, da, da, da, (Fm9)da, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, la, da, da, da, (Fm9)da, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, la, da, da, da, (Fm9)da, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve (Bbm9)(My life, seen. my life, my life, my life in the sun shine.) Life can (Cm9)be on ly (Abm13)what you you (Bbm9)make it. When you’re (Cm9)feel ing down, (Abm13)you should nev er (Bbm9)fake it. Say what’s (Cm9)on your mind and you’ll (Bbm9)find in time (Cm9)that all the neg a (Abm13)tive en er gy, it will all de cease and you’ll be at peace with your self. You won’t real ly need no one else ex cept for the man a bove, be cause He’ll give you love. (My life, my life, my life, my life in the sun shine.) If you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve (Bbm9)(My life, seen. my life, my life, my life.) (My life, my life, my life, my life.) I got ta (Fm9)go through the fi (Cm9)re and raise the flame, (Abm13)let it burn real deep, (Bbm9)please skip o ver the pain. I got ta (Fm9)break through. Yeah, yeah, I (Abm13)got ta break through. I’m rec og (Fm9)niz in’ the man (Cm9)in the mir ror was me (Abm13)that was hurt in’ my self (Bbm9)in re al i ty. I had to break through. Oh, I (Abm13)had to break (Bbm9)through. You know what I’m talk (Bbm9)in’ ’bout, yeah. I’m talk in’ (Cm9)’bout get tin’ it to geth er, yeah, (Bbm9)uh. I’m talk in’ ’bout (Fm9)deal in’ with the pres sure. I’m talk in’ (Abm13)’bout let tin’ it burn. Let it burn. Let it (Fm9)burn. Let it burn. (Cm9)Let it burn, yeah, oh. If you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, if you looked in (Cm9)my life and see what (Abm13)I’ve seen, (Fm9)my (Cm9)life (Ab)is (Bbm7)just (C)like (Gm11)your (C7#9)life, oh.

Try other practice modes:

BeginnerLead SheetBar SheetSimple Sheet

Song Details

Category
R&B/Soul
Key
Bb
Tempo
75 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "My Life '06" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.