I Got You Piano Chords & Patterns

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: A7 – A7 – G7 – D7
How it goes
I Got You sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: A7 is A, C#, E and G; G7 is G, B, D and F; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
A7V7A7V7G7IV7D7I7
- A7A · C# · E · G
- G7G · B · D · F
- D7D · F# · A · C
15 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Boogie walker
How it goes
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.
Boogie walkerBoogie & shuffle · Blues and boogie-woogieLeft handMedium
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
4
Both hands at 146 BPM
How it goes
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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD
- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in I Got You?

The loop is A7 – A7 – G7 – D7 (V7 – IV7 – I7 – V7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.

What key is I Got You in?

D major, at about 146 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Got You?

Boogie walker: boogie-woogie line, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Got 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.

Can I hear the real melody of I Got You?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.