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I Believe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Blessid Union Of Souls

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 90 BPM
  • 1994
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Eager chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 I Believe without reading music. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand eager chords.

The intro of I Believe 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
Am7
RA3 B3 C4 G4 A3 C4 G4
LA2
Bar 2
G
RD4 B3 G3 G4 G3
LG2
Bar 3
F → C
RC4 F3 A3 G4 G3 E4
LF2 C3
Bar 4
C
RE4 F4 E4 D4 C4 B3
Lrest

I Believe accompaniment in letter notes

The Am7 – G – F – C – C loop with lazy footsteps in the left hand and eager chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am7
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 2
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 3
F → C
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 G4+C5+E5
LF2 F3 C3
Bar 4
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 5
Am7
RE4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5 E4+A4+C5
LA2 A3 A2
Bar 6
G
RD5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5 D5+G5+B5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 7
F → C
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 G4+C5+E5
LF2 F3 C3
Bar 8
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C4 C3

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 I Believe

What are the letter notes for the I 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 Am7 – G – F – C – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Believe?

The loop is Am7 – G – F – C – C (vi7 – V – IV – I – vi7) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is I Believe in?

C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Believe?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Believe easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I Believe?

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

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.