"Don't Stop Believin'" is one of the most iconic songs of all TIME! It was released in October 1981 as the second single from Journey's seventh studio album, Escape." A mid-tempo rock anthem, "Don't Stop Believin'" is memorable for its distinctive opening keyboard riff.
At the dawn of the 1980s, Journey was becoming one of the most successful rock acts of the era. The band added Jonathan Cain on keyboards before entering the studio to record Escape. The song title came from Cain and the encouragement his father gave him as a struggling musician living on Los Angeles' Sunset Boulevard. The song is unusual in that its chorus does not arrive until the song is nearly finished; its structure consists of two pre-choruses and three verses before it arrives at its central hook. The band recorded the song in one take at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California.
A top-10 worldwide hit in 1981, "Don't Stop Believin'" became the group's signature song and has continued to endure over the years. Decades after its release, it became the best-selling digital track from the twentieth century, with over seven million downloads. Critics acclaimed its anthemic qualities and music magazine Rolling Stone ranked it among its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 2022, the single was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Now you can learn this incredibly popular and fun song on the piano! Your Pianote Coach Kevin Castro is here to teach you the whole song from beginning to end.
*** Note: to play the song the exact way that journey does you would need to play octaves. Or you could just use some very basic chords to get through the song:
Verse:
E / B / C#m A /
E / B / G#m / A
Chorus:
A / A / E / E / x3
A / A / B E / B E A
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Download the lead sheet here: https://d1923uyy6spedc.cloudfront.net/Don't%20Stop%20Believin%20-%20Journey%202022%20-%20Lead%20Sheet%20-%20Score-1666998568.pdf
Chapters:
0:00 - Hello!
0:22 - Learning the iconic intro: Right hand
3:05 - Learning the iconic intro: Left hand
5:37 - Putting it together
6:48 - Tips n tricks
8:30 - The Guitar Solo
9:28 - The build-up
10:35 - Playing with the backing track
12:27 - Learning the chorus: Left hand
13:04 - Learning the chorus: Right hand
13:39 - Putting it together
14:42 - Lesson breakdown
16:21 - Complete performance with backing track
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Lyrics:
Just a small town girl
Livin' in a lonely world
She took the midnight train going anywhere
Just a city boy
Born and raised in South Detroit
He took the midnight train going anywhere
A singer in a smokey room
A smell of wine and cheap perfume
For a smile they can share the night
It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers waitin'
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searchin' in the night
Streetlights, people
Livin' just to find emotion
Hidin', somewhere in the night
Workin' hard to get my fill
Everybody wants a thrill
Payin' anything to roll the dice
Just one more time
Some'll win, some will lose
Some are born to sing the blues
Whoa, the movie never ends
It goes on and on and on and on
Strangers waitin'
Up and down the boulevard
Their shadows searchin' in the night
Streetlights, people
Livin' just to find emotion
Hidin', somewhere in the night
Don't stop believin'
Hold on to that feelin'
Streetlights, people
Don't stop believin'
Hold on
Streetlights, people
Don't stop believin'
Hold on to that feelin'
Streetlights, people
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