Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I’ve Got You Beat on piano
Written by Lorraine Feather & Paul Grabowsky
- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- ii–I–ii–I loop
- 2003
- Medium
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Learn I’ve Got You Beat in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – A – Bm – A
How it goes
I’ve Got You Beat sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiiAIBmiiAI- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Tap-dance footsteps
How it goes
Busy little taps around beat 2, then two calm steps to finish. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 100 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Late-knock chords
How it goes
One chord, a long wait, then a quick knock-knock at the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
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Questions about I’ve Got You Beat
What chords are in I’ve Got You Beat?
The loop is Bm – A – Bm – A (ii – I – ii – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I’ve Got You Beat in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I’ve Got You Beat?
Tap-dance footsteps: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’ve Got You Beat 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.