Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I Will Be Here: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
I Will Be Here written out as piano music: the vi – iii – IVsus – I loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Will Be Here 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 |
| 2 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 3 | Fsus4 | IVsus4 | F Bb C |
| 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: open sky (open arpeggio 1-5-10) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the Am – Em – Fsus4 – 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 Will Be Here
Does the sheet music for I Will Be Here 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 Will Be Here?
The loop is Am – Em – Fsus4 – C (vi – iii – IVsus – I) in C major, and the song ends on C – Dm – C.
What key is I Will Be Here in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Will Be Here?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Will Be Here 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.