Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

How to play I Believe on piano

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Learn I Believe in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Gb – Db – Ab – Gb
I Believe sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GbbVIIDbIVAbIGbbVII
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
16 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pop stabsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 67 BPM
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.
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Ending: Gb – Db – Ab
The last chords are bVII – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbDbAb

What chords are in I Believe?

The loop is Gb – Db – Ab – Gb (bVII – IV – I – bVII) in Ab major, and the song ends on Gb – Db – Ab.

What key is I Believe in?

Ab major, at about 67 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Believe?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, 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 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.