I Tried: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Akon

G minor
4/4
80 BPM
Easy

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I Tried written out as piano music: the v – bVI – bVII – i loop in G minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rush-and-step pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4) and the right hand pop stabs.

I Tried chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in G minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

Bar	Chord	Numeral	Notes
1	Dm	v	D F A
2	Eb	VI	Eb G Bb
3	F	VII	F A C
4	Gm	i	G Bb D

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: rush-and-step pulse (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Dm – Eb – F – Gm chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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The same left hand: Rush-and-step pulse

About this pattern

Questions about I Tried

Does the sheet music for I Tried have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in I Tried?

The loop is Dm – Eb – F – Gm (v – bVI – bVII – i) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is I Tried in?

G minor, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Tried?

Rush-and-step pulse: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Tried 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.