Piano chords · Rock drive
Just Give Me A Reason: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By P!nk
- G major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- 2012
- Medium
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 Just Give Me A Reason without reading music. The left hand plays marching giant (lh triads) and the right hand pumping chords.
The catchy part of Just Give Me A Reason 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.
Just Give Me A Reason accompaniment in letter notes
The G – D – Em – Bm – C – C – D7 loop with marching giant in the left hand and pumping 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 Just Give Me A Reason
What are the letter notes for the Just Give Me A Reason 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 G – D – Em – Bm – C – C – D7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Just Give Me A Reason?
The loop is G – D – Em – Bm – C – C – D7 (I – V – vi – iii – IV – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – Am – G.
What key is Just Give Me A Reason in?
G major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Just Give Me A Reason?
Marching giant: lh triads, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Just Give Me A Reason easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 7 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Just Give Me A Reason?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.