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Trying To Get To You: piano accompaniment sheet music
- F major
- 4/4
- 95 BPM
- V–IV–V–I loop
- 1955
- Tricky
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Trying To Get To You written out as piano music: the V – IV – V – I loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand trotting-sleigh chords.
Trying To Get To You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | V | C E G |
| 2 | Bb | IV | Bb D F |
| 3 | C | V | C E G |
| 4 | F | I | F A C |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and trotting-sleigh chords in the right, over the C – Bb – C – F chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Trying To Get To You
Does the sheet music for Trying To Get To You have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Trying To Get To You?
The loop is C – Bb – C – F (V – IV – V – I) in F major, and the song ends on F – C – F.
What key is Trying To Get To You in?
F major, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Trying To Get To You?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Trying To Get To You easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky 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.