I’m Still Here Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I’m Still Here in 5 steps

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

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Chords: A – A – A – A
I’m Still Here sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIAIAIAI
- AA · C# · E
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Slow-dance heartbeat
Four slow, deep beats under a swaying fifties ballad. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 134 songs of the library.
Slow-dance heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · 50s doo-wopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Doo-wop chords
Three soft chords on every slow beat: the classic 1950s ballad sound. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Doo-wop chordsPumping 8ths · 50s doo-wopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 128 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: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA
- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B

What chords are in I’m Still Here?

The loop is A – A – A – A (I5 – I – I5 – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is I’m Still Here in?

A major, at about 128 beats a minute in 12/8.

What does the left hand play in I’m Still Here?

Slow-dance heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 (12/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I’m Still Here 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.