Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play She Believes In Me on piano
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- Bb major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- vi–ii–V7–I loop
- Medium
Learn She Believes In Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Gm – Cm – F7 – Bb
She Believes In Me sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviCmiiF7V7BbI- GmG · Bb · D
- CmC · Eb · G
- F7F · A · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Left hand: Rolling waves
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
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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 100 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: Eb – Ebm – Bb
The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbmBb- EbEb · G · Bb
- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
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Questions about She Believes In Me
What chords are in She Believes In Me?
The loop is Gm – Cm – F7 – Bb (vi – ii – V7 – I) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.
What key is She Believes In Me in?
Bb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She Believes In Me?
Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is She Believes In Me 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.