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I Still Believe: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Frank Turner
- C major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- Medium
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I Still Believe written out as piano music: the vi – I – vi – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) and the right hand hurrying chords.
I Still Believe chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | C | I | C E G |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: dawdling footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and hurrying chords in the right, over the Am – Am – Am – C chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about I Still Believe
Does the sheet music for I Still Believe have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
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.