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How to play Gotta Get Thru This on piano
- G minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- Medium
Learn Gotta Get Thru This in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Gm – Eb – Bb – Gm
Gotta Get Thru This sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiEbVIBbIIIGmi- GmG · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
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Left hand: Drowsy heartbeat
Two slow notes, then a late one that slips in before the next bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 889 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- FF · A · C
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Questions about Gotta Get Thru This
What chords are in Gotta Get Thru This?
The loop is Gm – Eb – Bb – Gm (i – bVI – bIII – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Gotta Get Thru This in?
G minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gotta Get Thru This?
Drowsy heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gotta Get Thru This easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.