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How to play This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman) on piano
By Pasek & Paul
- D major
- 4/4
- 88 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
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Learn This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G – A – D – Bm – F#m – D
How it goes
This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman) sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: G is G, B and D; A is A, C# and E; D is D, F# and A; Bm is B, D and F#; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIVAVDIBmviF#miiiDI- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
- BmB · D · F#
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Fluttering heartbeat
How it goes
A quick flutter before beat 2, then a push before beat 3. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 152 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
How it goes
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 88 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman)
What chords are in This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman)?
The loop is G – A – D – Bm – F#m – D (IV – V – I – vi – iii – I) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman) in?
D major, at about 88 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman)?
Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman) easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman)?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.