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Because We Believe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Jamie Harvill & Nancy Gordon

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Left hand Pop heartbeatThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Because We Believe without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.

Because We Believe accompaniment in letter notes

The D – C – D – C loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 3
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 4
C
RC4+E4+G4 Db4 D4 E4 F#4 G4 A4 B4 Db5
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 5
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3
Bar 7
D
RD4+F#4+A4
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 8
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 C3 C3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Because We Believe

What are the letter notes for the Because We Believe piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is D – C – D – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Because We Believe?

The loop is D – C – D – C (I – bVII – I – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is Because We Believe in?

D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Because We Believe?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Because We Believe 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.