Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
I Try: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Macy Gray
- D major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 1997
- Easy
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 Try without reading music. The left hand plays hop-back bounce (broken chord 8-5-8-8) and the right hand lingering chords.
I Try accompaniment in letter notes
The D – Asus4 – Em – G loop with hop-back bounce in the left hand and lingering 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 Try
What are the letter notes for the I 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 D – Asus4 – Em – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Try?
The loop is D – Asus4 – Em – G (I – Vsus – ii – IV) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is I Try in?
D major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Try?
Hop-back bounce: broken chord 8-5-8-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.