Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I Got A Woman: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Ray Charles
- A major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- I–bII–I–bII loop
- 1954
- Easy
The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany I Got A Woman without reading music. The left hand plays bluesy shrug (broken chord 8-5-7) and the right hand catch-up chords.
I Got A Woman accompaniment in letter notes
The A – Bb – A – Bb loop with bluesy shrug in the left hand and catch-up chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
How to read the bar sheet
The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.
Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.
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Questions about I Got A Woman
What are the letter notes for the I Got A Woman piano accompaniment?
Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is A – Bb – A – Bb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Got A Woman?
The loop is A – Bb – A – Bb (I – bII – I – bII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I Got A Woman in?
A major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Got A Woman?
Bluesy shrug: broken chord 8-5-7, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Got A Woman easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.