Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
I Knew You Were Trouble: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Taylor Swift
- G major
- 4/4
- 150 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Knew You Were Trouble without reading music. The left hand plays eager heartbeat (root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand pony-trot chords.
The main tune of I Knew You Were Trouble in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
I Knew You Were Trouble accompaniment in letter notes
The Em – C – D – G – D loop with eager heartbeat in the left hand and pony-trot 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 Knew You Were Trouble
What are the letter notes for the I Knew You Were Trouble 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 Em – C – D – G – D, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Knew You Were Trouble?
The loop is Em – C – D – G – D (vi – IV – V – I – V) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is I Knew You Were Trouble in?
G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Knew You Were Trouble?
Eager heartbeat: root bass · pop push 1 · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Knew You Were Trouble easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 5 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of I Knew You Were Trouble?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.