Piano chords · Rock drive
I Gotta Try: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1982
- 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 Gotta Try without reading music. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
I Gotta Try accompaniment in letter notes
The F – Gm – F – Gm loop with rock hop in the left hand and wait-a-beat 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 Gotta Try
What are the letter notes for the I Gotta Try 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 F – Gm – F – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Gotta Try?
The loop is F – Gm – F – Gm (bIII – iv – bIII – iv) in D major, and the song ends on Bm – A – D.
What key is I Gotta Try in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Gotta Try?
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 Gotta Try 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.