Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play She Believes In Me on piano
Written by Steve Gibb
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 80 BPM
- 1977
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn She Believes In Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fsus4 – Bbsus4 – Bb – Bbsus4
How it goes
She Believes In Me sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Fsus4Vsus4Bbsus4Isus4BbIBbsus4Isus4- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
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: 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.
- 4
Both hands at 80 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: Eb – Ebm – Bb
How it goes
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
Questions about She Believes In Me
What chords are in She Believes In Me?
The loop is Fsus4 – Bbsus4 – Bb – Bbsus4 (Vsus – Isus – I – Isus) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.
What key is She Believes In Me in?
Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in She Believes In Me?
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 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.