Believer – Piano Notes and Chords – Imagine Dragons



Piano Letter Notes and Chords for Believer – Imagine Dragons


Key Information for the Song Believer

Scale: Bb minor key (B-flat minor scale)
Key Signature: Five flats (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)

Bb minor scale notes: Bb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, and Ab
Relative major of B-flat (Bb) minor is D-flat (Db) major.
Db major scale notes: Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb and C

Vocal range: Ab3 to Db5
Tme signature: 12/8
Tempo: Allegro tempo of 125 beats per minute
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced

This post provides the letter notes (right hand notes) and chords (left hand notes) for the song Believer by Imagine Dragons. The song is in B flat minor with a tempo of 125 BPM and a 4/4, common time signature.

These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience.

The song Believer is a Powerful rock anthem with a driving piano part. Features power chords and a soaring melody in the chorus. The left hand plays repetitive bass notes or power chords, while the right hand handles the melody and rhythmic chords.

This song has a powerful and driving melody with strong rhythmic elements. It uses a mix of major and minor chords, creating an intense and anthemic sound.


1. Right-Hand Melody (Right-Hand Letter Notes) for Believer

This section presents the right hand notes for the melody of the song Believer.

Believer Piano Tutorial

Asterisk (star symbol): Indicates an octave.
Notes in Bracekt: Play quickly or fast.
Wavy Lines (Tilde): Sustained Notes
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Chord Change


Part 1 (Verse 1)

First things first
I’ma say all the words inside my head
I’m fired up and tired of
The way that things have been, oh-ooh
The way that things have been, oh-ooh


*Bb~   F~      Eb~
First   things  first,

Eb (Db) Eb~  Eb   (F) Eb
I’   ma   say   all    the words

(Db) *Bb    (*Ab) *Bb~
inside        my head


F~   Eb~ Eb   (Db)   Eb~   Eb
I’m   fired up   and    tired  of

(F)   Eb    (Db) *Bb     (*Ab) *Bb~
The way   that things  have been,

Db~ Bb~~ F~~
oh –  o_   oh


(F)   Eb    (Db) *Bb    (*Ab) *Bb~
The way  that things  have been,

Db~ Bb~~ A~~
oh –  o_   oh


Part 2 (Verse 2)

Second things second
Don’t you tell me what you think that I could be
I’m the one at the sail
I’m the master of my sea, oh-ooh
The master of my sea, oh-ooh


*Bb (*Bb)   F~   Eb (Eb)
Second things   second,

Eb      (Db) Eb (Db)  Eb     (F) Eb
Don’t   you tell me    what  you think

(Db) *Bb    (*Ab) *Bb~
that I         could be


F    (F) Eb~    Eb  (Db) Eb~
I’m  the one    at   the sail

Eb  (F) Eb (Db)   *Bb  (*Ab) *Bb~
I’m  the master    of     my sea,

Db~ Bb~~ F~~
oh –  o – oh


(F) Eb (Db)   *Bb  (*Ab) *Bb~
The master    of    my sea,

Db~ Bb~~ A~~
oh –  o – oh

Believer – Imagine Dragons – Slow Easy Piano Tutorial with Sheet, Notes and Lyrics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyQ8lMGVJ8c

Important: 
Play the notes for parts 3 and 4, fast or very fast.


Part 3 (Pre-Chorus)

I was broken from a young age
Taking my sulkin’ to the masses
Writing my poems for the few
That look at me, took to me, shook at me, feelin’ me


(AA)    Bb~ Bb   (BbBb)    Bb~  Bb
I was  bro_ken   from a    young age

(Bb Bb Bb)    Bb~ Bb,
Taking my     sulk_ ing,

(BbBb)   Bb~ Bb
to the     mas_ ses

(BbBb Bb)     Db*~ Db*   (Db* Db*) Db*
Writing my    po_  ems    for   the few

(Db* Db* Db* Db*)
That look at me,

(C*C*C*)     (C*C*C*)       (C*C*C*)
took to me, shook to me, feeling me.


Part 4 (Pre-Chorus)

Singing from heartache from the pain
Taking my message from the veins
Speaking my lesson from the brain
Seeing the beauty through the…


(C*C*     C*)    Bb~ Bb     (Bb Bb) Bb~
Singing from  heartache,  from the pain

(Bb Bb Bb)   Bb~ Bb     (Bb  Bb) Bb~
Taking my    message  from the veins

(Bb Bb     Bb)   Db*~ Db*~,   (Db* Db*) Db*~
Speaking my    le_sson,       from the  brain

(Db*Db* Db*)   C*~  C*~   (C*) C*~~
Seeing  the      beauty      through the~


Part 5 (Chorus)

Pain! You made me a, you made me a
Believer, believer
Pain! You break me down, you build me up
Believer, believer


Bb~~
Pain~

F       Db*    (Db*) C*
You   made  me   a,

Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*
you  made  me   a

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
belie_ ver,           belie_ ver


Bb~~
Pain~

F      Db*    (Db*) C*
You  break me  down

Bb     Db*   (Db*) C*
and   build  me    up,

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
believer,             believer


Part 6 (Chorus)

Pain! Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from…
Pain! You made me a, you made me a
Believer, believer


F~~~
Pain~~

Eb   (Db)  Eb (Db) Eb
Let   the   bullets   fly,

(Db) Eb   (Db) F~~
oh   let     them  rain


(Db) Eb    (Db)  Eb
My  life,    my  love,
Or
(F Eb)      (Db  Eb)

(Db)  Eb     (Db)  Eb   Db
my  drive,   it    came from

Bb~~
Pain~~


F       Db*    (Db*) C*
You   made  me   a,

Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*
you  made  me   a

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
belie_ ver,           belie_ ver


Part 7 (Verse 3)

Third things third
Send a prayer to the ones up above
All the hate that you’ve heard
Has turned your spirit to a dove, oh-ooh
Your spirit up above, oh-ooh


*Bb~   F~      Eb~
Third things third

Eb     (Db) Eb~     Eb (F)  Eb    (Db) *Bb (*Ab) *Bb~
Send  a     prayer to   the ones up    above

F~ F   Eb~  Eb   (Db)    Eb
All the hate that you’ve heard

(Db) Eb (F)   Eb    (Db) *Bb  (*Ab) *Bb~
Has turned your spirit to a dove,

Db~ Bb~~ F~~
oh –  o_   oh


Eb    (Db) *Bb  (*Ab) *Bb~
Your spirit up above

Db~ Bb~~ F~~
oh –  o_   oh


Part 8 (Pre-Chorus)

I was chokin’ in the crowd
Building my rain up in the cloud
Falling like ashes to the ground
Hoping my feelings, they would drown
But they never did, ever lived, ebbin’ and flowin’
Inhibited, limited ’til it broke open and rained down
It rained down, like…


Part 9 (Chorus)

Pain! You made me a, you made me a Believer, believer
Pain! You break me down, you build me up Believer, believer
Pain! Oh, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from…
Pain! You made me a, you made me a Believer, believer


Bb~~    F       Db*    (Db*) C*
Pain~   You   made  me   a,

Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*
you  made  me   a

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
belie_ ver,           belie_ ver

Bb~~    F      Db*    (Db*) C*
Pain~   You  break me  down

Bb     Db*   (Db*) C*
and   build  me    up,

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
believer,             believer


F~~~    Eb   (Db)  Eb (Db) Eb
Pain~~  Let   the   bullets   fly,

(Db) Eb   (Db) F~~
oh   let     them  rain

(Db) Eb    (Db)  Eb
My  life,    my  love,

(Db)  Eb     (Db)  Eb   Db    Bb~~
my  drive,   it    came from  Pain~~


F       Db*    (Db*) C* | Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*
You   made  me   a,  | you  made  me   a

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
believer,           believer


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2. Right-Hand Notes and Chords for Believer

Believer Right Hand and Left Hand Notes

This section combines the right-hand melody with the corresponding chords for Believer played by the left hand. 

  • Letter notes are written above the words.
  • Chords are written below the lyrics.
  • vertical bar (like this: |) is placed within the lyrics to show you exactly where to change chords.

The melody and chords follow a pattern throughout the song. The harmony in “Believer” is relatively simple yet effective, providing a strong foundation for the song’s melody and rhythm. 

Playing left hand piano notes or chords for the song Believer is easy because of the same chord progression, Am-Am-F#-F (or A).


Verse 1

*Bb~   F~      Eb~
First   things  first,
A#m

Eb (Db) | Eb~  Eb   (F) Eb
I’   ma    | say   all    the words
              | A#m

(Db) *Bb   (*Ab) | *Bb~
inside        my   | head
                          | F#


F~   Eb~ Eb   (Db) | Eb~   Eb
I’m   fired up   and  | tired  of
                                | F (or A)

(F)   Eb    (Db) *Bb     (*Ab) | *Bb~
The way   that things  have | been,
                                             | A#m

Db~ Bb~~ | F~~~
oh –  o_     | oh
                  | A#m


(F)   Eb    (Db) *Bb    (*Ab) | *Bb~
The way  that things  have  | been,
                                             | F#

Db~ Bb~~ | A~~~
oh –  o_     | oh
                  | F(or A)


Verse 2

*Bb (*Bb)   F~   Eb (Eb)
Second things   second,
A#m

Eb      (Db) | Eb (Db)  Eb     (F) Eb
Don’t   you | tell me    what  you think
                   | A#m

(Db) *Bb    (*Ab) | *Bb~
that I         could | be
                            | F#


F    (F) Eb~    Eb  (Db) | Eb~
I’m  the one    at   the   | sail
                                      | F

Eb  (F) Eb (Db)   *Bb (*Ab) | *Bb~
I’m  the master    of     my  | sea,
                                             | A#m

Db~ Bb~~ | F~~
oh –  o –      | oh
                  | A#m


(F) Eb (Db)   *Bb  (*Ab) | *Bb~
The master    of    my    | sea,
                                       | F#

Db~ Bb~~ | A~~~
oh –  o –     | oh
                 | F


Pre-Chorus

(AA)   | Bb~ Bb   (BbBb)    Bb~  Bb
I was | broken   from a    young age
          | A#m

(Bb Bb Bb)  |  Bb~ Bb,
Taking my    | sulk_ ing,
                     | A#m

(BbBb)   Bb~ Bb
to the     mas_ ses

(BbBb Bb)   |  Db*~ Db*   (Db* Db*) Db*
Writing my   |  poems    for   the few
                     | F#

(Db* Db* Db* Db*) | (C*C*C*)     (C*C*C*)       (C*C*C*)
That look at me,     | took to me, shook to me, feeling me.
                                | F


Pre-Chorus

(C*C*     C*)  |  Bb~ Bb     (Bb Bb) Bb~
Singing from | heartache,  from the pain
                      | A#m

(Bb Bb Bb) | Bb~ Bb     (Bb  Bb) Bb~
Taking my   | message  from the veins
                    | A#m

(Bb Bb     Bb) | Db*~ Db*~,   (Db* Db*) Db*~
Speaking my  | lesson,       from the  brain
                        | F#

(Db*Db* Db*) |  C*~  C*~   (C*) C*~~
Seeing  the    | beauty      through the~
                       | F


Chorus

Bb~~   F       Db*    (Db*) C*
Pain~  You   made  me   a,
A#m

Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*  (Bb) Bb~ Db*~~ (Db*) C*~ A~~
you  made  me   a  | believer,          | believer
                                | F#                    | F


Bb~~   F      Db*    (Db*) C*
Pain~  You  break me  down
A#m

Bb     Db*   (Db*) C*  (Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
and   build  me    up, | believer,           | believer
                                   | F#                    | F


Chorus

F~~~    Eb   (Db)  Eb (Db) Eb
Pain~~ Let   the   bullets   fly,
A#m

(Db) Eb   (Db)  F~~
oh   let     them | rain
                         | F#


(Db) Eb    (Db)  Eb
My  life,    my  love,
Or
(F Eb)      (Db  Eb)
F/A

(Db)  Eb     (Db)  Eb   Db    Bb~~
my  drive,   it    came from  Pain~~
                                           A#m


F       Db*    (Db*) C*  Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*
You   made  me   a,   you  made  me   a

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
belie_ ver,          | belie_ ver
F#                       |  F


Verse 3

*Bb~   F~      Eb~
Third things third
A#m

Eb     (Db) Eb~     Eb (F)  Eb    (Db) *Bb (*Ab) *Bb~
Send  a     prayer to   the ones up   | above
                                                          | F#

F~ F   Eb~  Eb   (Db)     Eb
All the hate that you’ve | heard
                                     | F

(Db) Eb (F)   Eb    (Db) *Bb  (*Ab) *Bb~
Has turned your spirit to a | dove,
                                           | A#m

Db~ Bb~~ F~~
oh –  o_   oh


Eb    (Db) *Bb  (*Ab) *Bb~
Your spirit up | above
                      | F#

Db~ Bb~~ F~~
oh –  o_  | oh
               | F


Pre-Chorus

I was chokin’ in the crowd
          A#m

Building my rain up in the cloud

Falling | like ashes to the ground
            | F#

Hoping my | feelings, they would drown
                  | F

But they | never did, ever lived, ebbin’ and flowin’
              | A#m

Inhibited, limited ’til it broke open and | rained down
                                                             | F#

It rained | down, like…
              | F


Chorus

Bb~~   F       Db*    (Db*) C* Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*  (Bb) Bb~ Db*~~ (Db*) C*~ A~~
Pain~  You   made  me   a, you  made  me   a  | believer,          | believer
A#m                                                                     | F#                   | F


Bb~~   F      Db*    (Db*) C*    Bb     Db*   (Db*) C*  (Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
Pain~  You  break me  down  and   build  me    up, | believer,          | believer
A#m                                                                            | F#                    | F


Chorus

F~~~    Eb   (Db)  Eb (Db) Eb  (Db) Eb   (Db)  F~~
Pain~~ Let   the   bullets   fly,   oh   let     them | rain
A#m                                                                     | F#


(Db) Eb    (Db)  Eb
My  life,    my  love,
Or
(F Eb)      (Db  Eb)
F/A

(Db)  Eb     (Db)  Eb   Db    Bb~~
my  drive,   it    came from | Pain~~
                                            | A#m


F       Db*    (Db*) C*  Bb   Db*   (Db*) C*
You   made  me   a,   you  made  me   a

(Bb) Bb~ Db*~~  (Db*) C*~ A~~
belie_ ver,          | belie_ ver
F#                      |  F


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