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How to play I Got You on piano
By Craig Morgan
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2005
- Easy
Learn I Got You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ebsus4 – Eb – Eb – Bbsus4 – Absus4 – Ab – Eb – Bbsus4
I Got You sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bbsus4 is Bb, Eb and F; Absus4 is Ab, Db and Eb; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ebsus4Isus4EbIEbIBbsus4Vsus4Absus4IVsus4AbIVEbIBbsus4Vsus4- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Bbsus4Bb · Eb · F
- Absus4Ab · Db · Eb
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Knock-knock footsteps
Step, then a quick knock-knock, a pause, and one last step. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 471 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push chords
Two quick chords and a push just before beat 3, then space. 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Got You
What chords are in I Got You?
The loop is Ebsus4 – Eb – Eb – Bbsus4 – Absus4 – Ab – Eb – Bbsus4 (Isus4 – I – Vsus4 – IVsus4 – IV – I – Vsus4 – Isus4) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Got You in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Got You?
Knock-knock footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Got You easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 8 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I Got You?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.