Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play We Believe on piano
Written by Dan Scott & Nathan Digesare
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 72 BPM
- 1991
- Easy
Learn We Believe in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Bbsus4 – Bb
We Believe sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; 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.
FmiiEbIBbsus4Vsus4BbV- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 72 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: Bbsus4 – Bb – Eb
The last chords are Vsus – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
Bbsus4BbEb
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Questions about We Believe
What chords are in We Believe?
The loop is Fm – Eb – Bbsus4 – Bb (ii – I – Vsus – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Bbsus4 – Bb – Eb.
What key is We Believe in?
Eb major, at about 72 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in We Believe?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Believe 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.