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How to play Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) on piano
By Air Supply
- C major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- 1981
- Medium
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Learn Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – Dm – Em
How it goes
Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Dm is D, F and A; Em is E, G and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVDmiiEmiii- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- DmD · F · A
- EmE · G · B
- 2
Left hand: Marching giant
How it goes
Thick three-note chords on every beat, rocking between two shapes. Musicians call it lh triads (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Gear-shift chords
How it goes
Quick even chords that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 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.
- 5
Ending: Dm – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DmGC
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Questions about Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)
What chords are in Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)?
The loop is C – G – Dm – Em (I – V – ii – iii) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G – C.
What key is Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) in?
C major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You)?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Here I Am (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) 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.