Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Let Me Try Again on piano
Written by Caravelli
- F major
- 4/4
- 84 BPM
- 1971
- Medium
Learn Let Me Try Again in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – G7 – Gm – C7
Let Me Try Again sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmviG7II7GmiiC7V7- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Heartbeat chords
Long, short, long: chords on the pop heartbeat, then a rest. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 BPM
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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Let Me Try Again
What chords are in Let Me Try Again?
The loop is Dm – G7 – Gm – C7 (vi – II7 – ii – V7) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Let Me Try Again in?
F major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Let Me Try Again?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Let Me Try Again 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.