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I Believe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Fantasia

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Left hand Walking rootsRight hand Pop stabsChords 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 I Believe without reading music. The left hand plays walking roots (root bass · quarters) and the right hand pop stabs.

I Believe accompaniment in letter notes

The Gb – Db – Ab – Gb loop with walking roots in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gb
RBb4+Db5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Gb5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb3 Gb3
Bar 2
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db3 Db4 Db4
Bar 3
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 4
Gb
RBb4+Db5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Gb5 F4 Abb4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 Db5 Eb5 F5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb3 Gb3
Bar 5
Gb
RBb4+Db5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Gb5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb3 Gb3
Bar 6
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Db3 Db4 Db4
Bar 7
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab3 Ab3
Bar 8
Gb
RBb4+Db5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Gb5 Bb4+Db5+Gb5
LGb2 Gb2 Gb3 Gb3

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 Gb – Db – Ab – Gb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

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.