Piano chords · Blues & boogie
How to play I Got A Feeling on piano
By Ricky Nelson
- A major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- I–I7–IV7–I loop
- 1958
- Medium
Learn I Got A Feeling in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: A – A7 – D7 – A
I Got A Feeling sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A is A, C# and E; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AIA7I7D7IV7AI- AA · C# · E
- A7A · C# · E · G
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Boogie walker
A walking line that climbs and falls through the chord. Musicians call it boogie-woogie line (boogie & shuffle), a medium pattern heard in 807 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Shy chords
Waits out beat 1, then a chord on 2 and a little double on 3. 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: A – D – A
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ADA- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I Got A Feeling
What chords are in I Got A Feeling?
The loop is A – A7 – D7 – A (I – I7 – IV7 – I) in A major, and the song ends on A – D – A.
What key is I Got A Feeling in?
A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Got A Feeling?
Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Got A Feeling 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.