We’ll Be There Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn We’ll Be There in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Em – A7 – D – Em
We’ll Be There sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiA7V7DIEmii
- EmE · G · B
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
62 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rising tide
Five notes roll up wide and high, then hold: a tide coming in. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 187 songs of the library.
Rising tideOpen arpeggio · Film scoreLeft handMedium
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Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
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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.
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Ending: Em – A7 – D
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EmA7D

What chords are in We’ll Be There?

The loop is Em – A7 – D – Em (ii – V7 – I – ii) in D major, and the song ends on Em – A7 – D.

What key is We’ll Be There in?

D major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in We’ll Be There?

Rising tide: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-12, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is We’ll Be There 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.