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I Believe In You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Frank Loesser

  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 100 BPM
  • 1961
  • Easy
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Left hand Three-step climbRight hand Hopscotch bellsChords 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 In You without reading music. The left hand plays three-step climb (broken chord 1-5-8) and the right hand hopscotch bells.

The intro of I Believe In You 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
Am
RE4 B3+D4 G3 A3+C4
LA1 E2 A2
Bar 2
D7
RE4 B3+D4 F#3 A3+C4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 3
Am
RE4 B3+D4 G3 A3+C4
LA1 E2 A2
Bar 4
G#dim
RE#3+B3 E4 E4 E4
LG#2

I Believe In You accompaniment in letter notes

The Am – D7 – Am – G#dim loop with three-step climb in the left hand and hopscotch bells in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 2
D7
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 3
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 4
G#dim
RG#5 B4+D5 G#4 B4 D5 G#5 B5 D6 G#6 B6
LG#2 D3 G#3
Bar 5
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 6
D7
RD5 F#4+A4 F#4+A4
LD2 A2 D3
Bar 7
Am
RA4 C4+E4 C4+E4
LA2 E3 A3
Bar 8
G#dim
RG#5 B4+D5 B4+D5
LG#2 D3 G#3

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 In You

What are the letter notes for the I Believe In You 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 Am – D7 – Am – G#dim, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Believe In You?

The loop is Am – D7 – Am – G#dim (ii – V7 – ii – bii°) in G major, and the song ends on C – D7 – G.

What key is I Believe In You in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Believe In You?

Three-step climb: broken chord 1-5-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Believe In You 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.

Can I hear the real melody of I Believe In You?

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.