You Can Make It If You Try

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Key: C

110 BPM

Tuning: Standard

Strum: ↓ - ↓ ↑ - ↑ ↓ ↑

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You Can Make It If You Try chords

The Rolling Stones 1964 (Ted Jarrett)

[C] 

[C] ([C] [C7])[C2]xYou can make it if you try

[G] ([G] [G7])[G2]xYou can make it if you try

[C]You can make it if you try

[A7]Yeh, [D7]yeh [G]you can [C] make[(C] it [F]if you [C)]try

( tabs/r/rolling_stones/you_can_make_it_if_you_try )

[C] ([C] [C7])[C2]x

Sometime you had to fall

[G] ([G] [G7])[G2]xDon't you know sometime you want to cryDon't it make you feel so bad sometime

[C]You wanna lay down and die

[A7]Yeh, [D7]yeh, [G]you [C]can mak[(C]e it [F]if you[C)] try

[C] 

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[F]If you're [([F] [F] [F] [F])]baby treats[([F] [F] [F] [F])] you wrong

[a]Don't [C]run roun[([C] [C] [C] [C])]d bein[([C] [C] [C] [C])]g blue

[C][F]Remember my f[([F] [F] [F] [F])]riend

[([F] [F] [F] [F])]Everybody can't win

[G]Cuz you know sometimes, sometimes

[G7]You got to lose

[C] ([C] [C7])[C2]xYou can make it if you tryThey always told me

[G] ([G] [G7])[G2]xI could make it if I tried

[C]I'm going to make it if I try

[A7]Yeh, yeh,[D7] I m [G]gonna make it [C] if I try

[F]If [C]you try

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Song Fundamentals

Original Key C (C Major)

Tempo / BPM 110 BPM

Tuning Standard

Time Signature 4/4

Difficulty Level Medium

Capo Position No Capo

Chord Count 8 Unique Chords

Genre Album Rock

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Strumming Pattern ↓ - ↓ ↑ - ↑ ↓ ↑

Time Signature 4/4

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You Can Make It If You Try by The Rolling Stones is played in the key of C with a tempo of around 110 BPM. Progresi ini menciptakan pergerakan harmoni alami: C (I) sebagai Tonic (Pusat Nada/Stabil), diikuti C7 (I) sebagai Tonic (Pusat Nada/Stabil), diikuti G (V) sebagai Dominant (Tensi Kuat Menuju Tonic), diikuti G7 (V) sebagai Dominant (Tensi Kuat Menuju Tonic), diikuti F (IV) sebagai Subdominant (Gerak Maju/Tensi Sedang).

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Theory Guide

Guitar playing guide for You Can Make It If You Try by The Rolling Stones: sounding in C without capo at 110 BPM (4/4) featuring beginner-friendly strumming ('↓ - ↓ ↑ - ↑ ↓ ↑').

check_circle Key & Tempo: Sounding in C (Standard tuning without capo) at 110 BPM in 4/4 time signature.
check_circle Voicing & Barre Bypass: Contains barre shapes (F) with open cowboy substitutions (e.g. Fmaj7, Bm7, B7) to eliminate finger fatigue.
check_circle Critical Transition: Transition from (C to F requires anchoring index or ring finger as a stable pivot.
check_circle Strumming Pattern: Master '↓ - ↓ ↑ - ↑ ↓ ↑' by starting at 79 BPM before accelerating to studio 110 BPM.

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Harmonic Progression

Progression Pattern (Roman Numerals)

I – V – A7 – D7 – IV – a

Song chords:

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C C7 G G7

Chords that repeat most frequently throughout the verse and chorus.

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A7 D7 F a

Used as harmonic transition variations in intro, bridge, or outro.

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Capo & Sounding Key

Sounding Key C Acoustic pitch of original recording

No Capo sync_alt Raises the pitch of open strings

Fingering Shape Key C Open chord finger positions

The song is played in its original key of C without a capo.

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Diatonic Matrix

This song is built on the key of C. Here are the 7 diatonic chords (Chord Family) that harmonize according to music theory:

I C Tonic

ii Dm Supertonic

iii Em Mediant

IV F Subdominant

V G Dominant

vi Am Submediant

vii° Bdim Leading

speed Difficulty Level: Medium

Difficulty Determinants for This Song:

check_circle Uses 12 unique chords throughout the song

check_circle Requires 1 barre chord shapes (F)

dna MUSICAL DNA:

KEY: C • TEMPO: 110 BPM • PROG: I – V – A7 – D7 – IV – a • DIFF: 2/5 • CAPO: 0

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quiz How to play the easy chords for You Can Make It If You Try (The Rolling Stones)?

To play the Easy Chords for You Can Make It If You Try, toggle the Easy Chords button above the workstation canvas. This version is designed with beginner-friendly open chords (C, G, Am, F) to make transitions easier without barre chords.

quiz What are the basic guitar chords and original key for You Can Make It If You Try?

The original recording key for You Can Make It If You Try by The Rolling Stones is C. You can use the Transpose (+ / -) feature anytime to adjust the pitch to match male or female vocal ranges automatically.

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