If We Were A Movie Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn If We Were A Movie in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: B – E – C#m – A
How it goes
If We Were A Movie sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: B is B, D# and F#; E is E, G# and B; C#m is C#, E and G#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BVEIC#mviAIV
- BB · D# · F#
- EE · G# · B
- C#mC# · E · G#
- AA · C# · E
32 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Late-hop footsteps
How it goes
Steady low-high steps with one quick extra hop after beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 659 songs of the library.
Late-hop footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Ticking clock
How it goes
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 95 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: C#m – A – E
How it goes
The last chords are vi – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
C#mAE

What chords are in If We Were A Movie?

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

What key is If We Were A Movie in?

E major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in If We Were A Movie?

Late-hop footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is If We Were A Movie 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.