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How to play We Belong Together on piano
By Mariah Carey
- C major
- 2/2
- 150 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Learn We Belong Together in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – C – C – Em7 – Em7 – Dm7 – F – C
We Belong Together sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Em7 is E, G, B and D; Dm7 is D, F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIVCICIEm7iii7Em7iii7Dm7ii7FIVCI- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- Em7E · G · B · D
- Dm7D · F · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 150 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: F – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- GG · B · D
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Questions about We Belong Together
What chords are in We Belong Together?
The loop is F – C – C – Em7 – Em7 – Dm7 – F – C (IV – I – iii7 – ii7 – IV – I – IV – I) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is We Belong Together in?
C major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in We Belong Together?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is We Belong Together easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of We Belong Together?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.