I Will Trust You Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Will Trust You in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: F#m – E – A – B
I Will Trust You sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#m is F#, A and C#; E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#miiEIAIVBV
- F#mF# · A · C#
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
14 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Eager heartbeat
Jumps in early on the “and” before beat 3, like it can’t wait. Musicians call it root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 403 songs of the library.
Eager heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Ticking clockRepeated-note pulse · RockRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 117 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in I Will Trust You?

The loop is F#m – E – A – B (ii – I – IV – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is I Will Trust You in?

E major, at about 117 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Will Trust You?

Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Will Trust You 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.