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I Still Believe In You: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by John Barlow Jarvis & Vince Gill

  • D major
  • 4/4
  • 72 BPM
  • 1992
  • Medium
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Lighthouse blinkChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Still Believe In You written out as piano music: the IV – V7 – I – bVII loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand lighthouse blink.

I Still Believe In You chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1GIVG B D
2A7V7A C# E G
3DID F# A
4CbVIIC 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: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and lighthouse blink in the right, over the G – A7 – D – 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.

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Questions about I Still Believe In You

Does the sheet music for I Still Believe In You 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 In You?

The loop is G – A7 – D – C (IV – V7 – I – bVII) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is I Still Believe In You in?

D major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.

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

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Still Believe In You 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.