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How to play I Will Be Your Friend on piano

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Learn I Will Be Your Friend in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: G – D – A – Bm
How it goes
I Will Be Your Friend sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVDIAVBmvi
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
141 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Skipping-stone pulse
How it goes
One strong note, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 282 songs of the library.
Skipping-stone pulseRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 90 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.
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Ending: Bm – G – D
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BmGD

What chords are in I Will Be Your Friend?

The loop is G – D – A – Bm (IV – I – V – vi) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – G – D.

What key is I Will Be Your Friend in?

D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Will Be Your Friend?

Skipping-stone pulse: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Will Be Your Friend easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

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