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How to play I Will Follow Him on piano
Written by Norman Gimbel & Arthur Altman
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
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Learn I Will Follow Him in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Eb – Gm – Cm
How it goes
I Will Follow Him sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CVIEbIGmiiiCmvi- CC · E · G
- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Stair steps
How it goes
Three notes climb up the chord in the island rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 438 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Groovy chords
How it goes
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 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: Eb – Cm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – vi – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbCmEb
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Questions about I Will Follow Him
What chords are in I Will Follow Him?
The loop is C – Eb – Gm – Cm (VI – I – iii – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Cm – Eb.
What key is I Will Follow Him in?
Eb major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Will Follow Him?
Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Will Follow Him 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.