Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
You Got A Nerve: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Rod Stewart
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 96 BPM
- vi–iii–vi–iii loop
- 1977
- Easy
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 You Got A Nerve without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand freeze-tag chords.
You Got A Nerve accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and freeze-tag 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.
Play next
Questions about You Got A Nerve
What are the letter notes for the You Got A Nerve 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 Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You Got A Nerve?
The loop is Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm (vi – iii – vi – iii) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is You Got A Nerve in?
Bb major, at about 96 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Got A Nerve?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Got A Nerve easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.