Piano chords · Rock drive
I Will Survive: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Leah McFall
- C major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- i–iv–bVII–bIII loop
- 1978
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany I Will Survive without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand offbeat skank.
I Will Survive accompaniment in letter notes
The Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
Play next
The same i–iv–bVII–bIII loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about I Will Survive
What are the letter notes for the I Will Survive piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Will Survive?
The loop is Cm – Fm – Bb – Eb (i – iv – bVII – bIII) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I Will Survive in?
C major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Will Survive?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Will Survive 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.