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How to play I Still Believe on piano
By Jeremy Camp
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- 2002
- Medium
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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: Eb – Eb – Absus4 – Eb
How it goes
I Still Believe sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIEbIAbsus4IVsus4EbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Sliding twins
How it goes
Two notes together step down beat by beat, like a hymn closing. Musicians call it lh power fifths (3/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 258 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Twirling waltz chords
How it goes
Chord, then a quick twirl of chords into beat 3. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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.
- 5
Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Still Believe
What chords are in I Still Believe?
The loop is Eb – Eb – Absus4 – Eb (I5 – I – IVsus – I5) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Still Believe in?
Eb major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in I Still Believe?
Sliding twins: lh power fifths (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.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.