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How to play We Ride (I See The Future) on piano

By Mary J. Blige

  • B minor
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • 2006
  • Easy
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Left hand Lazy footstepsRight hand Soft chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Learn We Ride (I See The Future) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: Bm – G – F#m – D

    We Ride (I See The Future) sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; F#m is F#, A and C#; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    BmiGVIF#mvDIII
    • BmB · D · F#
    • GG · B · D
    • F#mF# · A · C#
    • DD · F# · A
  2. 2

    Left hand: Lazy footsteps

    One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 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. 4

    Both hands at 80 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. 5

    Ending: G – A – Bm

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    GABm
    • AA · C# · E

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Questions about We Ride (I See The Future)

What chords are in We Ride (I See The Future)?

The loop is Bm – G – F#m – D (i – bVI – v – bIII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is We Ride (I See The Future) in?

B minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in We Ride (I See The Future)?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is We Ride (I See The Future) 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.