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How to play Don’t Stop Believin’ on piano

Journey, 1981 · key of E major · 119 beats per minute

Eight chords on a loop: E, B, C♯ minor, A, then E, B, G♯ minor, A. The G♯ minor in place of the C♯ minor is the little surprise in the progression.

The chords

E · B · C♯m · A · G♯m

Verse

E | B | C♯m | A | E | B | G♯m | A

Pre-chorus

A | E | A | E | A | E | A | B

Hand positions that barely move

• E: E – G♯ – B
• B: D♯ – F♯ – B
• C♯m: E – G♯ – C♯
• A: E – A – C♯
• E: E – G♯ – B
• B: D♯ – F♯ – B
• G♯m: D♯ – G♯ – B
• A: E – A – C♯

The Don’t Stop Believin’ lesson

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