Piano chords · Old-time stride
I Believe I Can Fly: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By R. Kelly
- C major
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 1996
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 I Can Fly without reading music. The left hand plays oom-pah (bass + chords), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of I Believe I Can Fly 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.
I Believe I Can Fly accompaniment in letter notes
The Am7 – G – C – Am7 – Dm7 loop with oom-pah in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 I Can Fly
What are the letter notes for the I Believe I Can Fly 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 – C – Am7 – Dm7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Believe I Can Fly?
The loop is Am7 – G – C – Am7 – Dm7 (vi7 – V – I – vi7 – ii7) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.
What key is I Believe I Can Fly in?
C major, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Believe I Can Fly?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Believe I Can Fly 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 I Can Fly?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.