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How to play I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) on piano

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Learn I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Em – A7 – Em – A7
How it goes
I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiA7IV7EmiA7IV7
- EmE · G · B
- A7A · C# · E · G
21 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pausing footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Skipping-stone chords
How it goes
One chord, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Skipping-stone chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 126 BPM
How it goes
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: A – B – E
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)?

The loop is Em – A7 – Em – A7 (i – IV7 – i – IV7) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) in?

E major, at about 126 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)?

Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) 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.