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How to play I Could Be The One on piano
- C minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 2003
- Easy
Learn I Could Be The One in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Cm – Gm – Fm – Gm
I Could Be The One sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CmiGmvFmivGmv- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Leapfrog pulse
One long note, then a quick hop that leaps right into beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2a · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 153 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Run-up chords
Four steady chords plus a quick extra one leading into the next bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Could Be The One
What chords are in I Could Be The One?
The loop is Cm – Gm – Fm – Gm (i – v – iv – v) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is I Could Be The One in?
C minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Could Be The One?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Could Be The One 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.