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When You Believe: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Stephen Schwartz
- E minor
- 4/4
- 76 BPM
- 1997
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany When You Believe without reading music. The left hand plays leapfrog pulse (root bass · 1 · 2a · 3) and the right hand steady chords.
The main tune of When You Believe in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
When You Believe accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D – Em – Bm – C loop with leapfrog pulse in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about When You Believe
What are the letter notes for the When You Believe piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is G – D – Em – Bm – C, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in When You Believe?
The loop is G – D – Em – Bm – C (III – VII – i – v – VI) in E minor, and the song ends on Bsus4 – B – E.
What key is When You Believe in?
E minor, at about 76 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in When You Believe?
Leapfrog pulse: root bass · 1 · 2a · 3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is When You Believe easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 5 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of When You Believe?
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.