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How to play I Still Believe on piano
By Frank Turner
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- Medium
Learn I Still Believe in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Am – Am – C
I Still Believe sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviAmviAmviCI- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Dawdling footsteps
Two steps, then a lazy late note after beat 3 that catches up on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 222 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about I Still Believe
What chords are in I Still Believe?
The loop is Am – Am – Am – C (vi – I – vi – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Still Believe in?
C major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Still Believe?
Dawdling footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Still Believe easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of I Still Believe?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.