Je Sais Comment Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Je Sais Comment in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: A7 – D – A7 – D
How it goes
Je Sais Comment sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7V7DIA7V7DI
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
414 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Velvet jazz
How it goes
Two soft notes on each beat: the cozy colour of old jazz ballads. Musicians call it lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Velvet jazzLeft-hand chords · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 120 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: Bb – C – Dm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A

What chords are in Je Sais Comment?

The loop is A7 – D – A7 – D (V7 – I – V7 – I) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Je Sais Comment in?

D minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Je Sais Comment?

Velvet jazz: lh shell voicings (1-7 / 1-3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Je Sais Comment 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.