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Believer: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Daniel Reynolds, Wayne Sermon & others

  • A minor
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 2017
  • Medium
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Left hand Bumblebee buzzThe right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Believer without reading music. The left hand plays bumblebee buzz (broken chord 1-3), and the right hand sings the tune.

The main tune of Believer in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RC5+E5+A5 E5
LA1+A2 A2 A2
Bar 2
Am
RE5+C6 E5+C6 B5 A5 E5+C6 E5+C6 B5 A5
LA1 A2 A2
Bar 3
F
RF5+A5 F5+C6 C6
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 4
E
RE5+B5 E5+G#5
LE2 E3

Believer accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – Am – F – E loop with bumblebee buzz in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3
Bar 2
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3
Bar 3
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2 F2 A2 F2 A2 F2 A2
Bar 4
E
RE4+G#4+B4 E4 G#4 B4 E5 G#5 B5 E6 G#6
LE2 G#2 E2 G#2 E2 G#2 E2 G#2
Bar 5
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3
Bar 6
Am
RA3+C4+E4
LA2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3 A2 C3
Bar 7
F
RF4+A4+C5
LF2 A2 F2 A2 F2 A2 F2 A2
Bar 8
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 G#2 E2 G#2 E2 G#2 E2 G#2

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 Believer

What are the letter notes for the Believer 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 Am – Am – F – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Believer?

The loop is Am – Am – F – E (i – VI – V – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Believer in?

A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Believer?

Bumblebee buzz: broken chord 1-3, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Believer 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Believer?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.