I Will Sing Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Will Sing in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Am – F – C – G
I Will Sing sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmviFIVCIGV
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
176 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
Open skyOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Skipping-stone chords
One chord, then two bounces on the “ands”, like a stone on water. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Skipping-stone chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 110 BPM
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: C – F – C
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CFC

What chords are in I Will Sing?

The loop is Am – F – C – G (vi – IV – I – V) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.

What key is I Will Sing in?

C major, at about 110 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Will Sing?

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 Sing 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.