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Don’t Stop Believin’

Journey: the chord chart in E major

The famous chord sequence from the intro and verse, in E major (four sharps): E – B – C♯ minor – A, then E – B – G♯ minor – A.

One chord per measure, in steady eighth notes: it’s the pulse that carries the whole song.

The song: Journey, 1981 · E major · ≈ 119 BPM

Tips

• Find the black keys in each chord before you play.
• From B to C♯ minor, each finger just moves up to the next note of the scale.

Chords in quarter notes

Four quarter notes per measure. The computer plays the bass.

The pulse with both hands

Eighth notes on the right, whole notes on the left (E, B, C♯, A, G♯).