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Believe Me Now: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Steven Curtis Chapman & James Isaac Elliot
- D major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 2004
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Believe Me Now written out as piano music: the I5 – I7 – IV – iv loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand firefly blink.
Believe Me Now chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | I | D F# A |
| 2 | D7 | I7 | D F# A C |
| 3 | G | IV | G B D |
| 4 | Gm | iv | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and firefly blink in the right, over the D – D7 – G – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Believe Me Now
Does the sheet music for Believe Me Now have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Believe Me Now?
The loop is D – D7 – G – Gm (I5 – I7 – IV – iv) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Believe Me Now in?
D major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Believe Me Now?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Believe Me Now 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.