Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I’m Your Angel on piano
Written by Robert Kelly
- C major
- 4/4
- 66 BPM
- 1998
- Easy
Learn I’m Your Angel in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – C – F – Gsus4
I’m Your Angel sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GVCIFIVGsus4Vsus4- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 66 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.
- 5
Ending: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
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Questions about I’m Your Angel
What chords are in I’m Your Angel?
The loop is G – C – F – Gsus4 (V – I – IV – Vsus) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is I’m Your Angel in?
C major, at about 66 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’m Your Angel?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m Your Angel 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.