Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms on piano
By Thomas Moore
- Eb major
- 6/8
- 75 BPM
- I–V7–I–IV loop
- 2000
- Medium
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Learn Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Ab
How it goes
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIBb7V7EbIAbIV- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Left hand: Swelling 6/8
How it goes
Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 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 75 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.
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Ending: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
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Questions about Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms
What chords are in Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms?
The loop is Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Ab (I – V7 – I – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms in?
Eb major, at about 75 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms?
Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.