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Can U Believe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Robin Thicke

  • B major
  • 12/8
  • 126 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Slow-dance heartbeatRight hand Slow-dance chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Can U Believe without reading music. The left hand plays slow-dance heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8)) and the right hand slow-dance chords.

Can U Believe accompaniment in letter notes

The F# – C#m – D#m – E loop with slow-dance heartbeat in the left hand and slow-dance chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F#
RF#4+A#4+C#5 F#4+A#4+C#5 F#4+A#4+C#5 F#4+A#4+C#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 2
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 3
D#m
RD#4+F#4+A#4 D#4+F#4+A#4 D#4+F#4+A#4 D#4+F#4+A#4
LD#2 D#2 D#2 D#2
Bar 4
E
RE4+G#4+B4 E4+G#4+B4 E4 G#4 B4 E5 G#5 B5 E6 G#6 B6
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 5
F#
RF#4+A#4+C#5 F#4+A#4+C#5 F#4+A#4+C#5 F#4+A#4+C#5
LF#2 F#2 F#2 F#2
Bar 6
C#m
RC#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4 C#4+E4+G#4
LC#3 C#3 C#3 C#3
Bar 7
D#m
RD#4+F#4+A#4 D#4+F#4+A#4 D#4+F#4+A#4 D#4+F#4+A#4
LD#2 D#2 D#2 D#2
Bar 8
E
RE4+G#4+B4 E4+G#4+B4 E4+G#4+B4 E4+G#4+B4
LE2 E2 E2 E2

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 Can U Believe

What are the letter notes for the Can U 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 F# – C#m – D#m – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Can U Believe?

The loop is F# – C#m – D#m – E (V – ii – iii – IV) in B major, and the song ends on E – F# – B.

What key is Can U Believe in?

B major, at about 126 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in Can U Believe?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Can U 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.