Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play I Could Get Used To You on piano
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- C major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- I–V–vi–V loop
- 1985
- Medium
Learn I Could Get Used To You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – G – Am – G
I Could Get Used To You sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIGVAmviGV- CC · E · G
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Rock hop
Low, high, a quick double, then high again: a hopping rock bass. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 809 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Running-late chords
Misses beat 1, then hurries in with busy chords around the beats. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: C – G7 – C
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about I Could Get Used To You
What chords are in I Could Get Used To You?
The loop is C – G – Am – G (I – V – vi – V) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is I Could Get Used To You in?
C major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Could Get Used To You?
Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Could Get Used To You 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.