Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Try on piano
By P!nk
- B minor
- 4/4
- 104 BPM
- 2010
- Medium
Learn Try in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G – D – A
Try sits in B minor: B is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; G is G, B and D; D is D, F# and A; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmiGVIDIIIAVIIBmiGVIDIIIAVII- BmB · D · F#
- GG · B · D
- DD · F# · A
- AA · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Catch-up chords
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 104 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: G – A – Bm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GABm
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Questions about Try
What chords are in Try?
The loop is Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G – D – A (i – VI – III – VII – i – VI – III – VII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.
What key is Try in?
B minor, at about 104 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Try?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Try easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Try?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.