What key is "Get It Together" in?

"Get It Together" by India.Arie is in the key of A with a tempo of 100 BPM. Difficulty: medium.

Is "Get It Together" easy to play on piano?

This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.

Can I play "Get It Together" without reading sheet music?

Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.

What chords are used in "Get It Together"?

This arrangement of "Get It Together" uses 16 chords: Aaug, Am, Am7, Bbmaj7, Bbmaj9, Bm7, C, C9, +8 more.

How long does it take to learn "Get It Together" on piano?

2–4 weeks of consistent practice (20–30 min/day) for an intermediate player. Drill the tricky passages in isolation first.

What other songs by India.Arie can I play here?

Try "VIDEO". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.

Lyrics

One shot to your heart with out break ing your (Am)skin.

No one has the (Em7)pow er to hurt you like your (C)kin.

Kept it in side, did n’t tell no one (Am)else.

Did n’t e ven (Em7)wan na ad mit it to your (C)self.

And now your chest burns and (Bbmaj7)your back aches

from (B)fif teen (E)years

(Fmaj7)of hold ing the pain.

And now you’ll (D)on ly have your (E)self to blame if you con (Am)tin ue to live this (Bbmaj9)way.

(Get it to geth You wan na heal your bod y.

Get it to geth You have to heal your heart.

What so ev er (Am)you sow you will reap.

(Em7)Get it to geth er.

Oh.

You (Am)can fly,

fly.

Dark fu ture a head of me, that’s what they (Am)said.

I’d be starv ing if I (Em7)ate all the lies they (C)fed.

’Cause I’ve been re deemed from your an guish and (Am)pain,

a mir a cle child, I’m float ing on a (C)cloud.

’Cause the (Am)words that come from your mouth, you’re the first to hear.

Speak words (E)of beau ty and you will be there.

No mat ter what (E)an y bod y says, what (Am)mat ters most is what you think of your self.

The choice is yours; don’t mat (C9)ter what it is.

To choose (Fmaj7)life

is (Em)to choose to for (Am7)give.

You don’t have to try and hurt him (C9)or break his pride.

Just (Fmaj7)shake that weight off and you’ll (A)be read y to fly.

One shot to your heart with out break ing your (Am)skin.

No one has the (Em7)pow er to hurt you like your (C)friends.

Thought it would nev er but as time moved (Am)on,

that ug ly duck (Em7)ling grew up to be a swan.

And now your chest burns and (Bbmaj7)your back aches be (B)cause now the (E)years are show (Fmaj7)ing up on your face.

But you’ll (D)nev er be hap py and you’ll (E)nev er be whole un (Am)til you see the beau ty (Bbmaj9)in grow ing old.

(Get it to geth You wan na heal your bod y.

Get it to geth You have to heal your heart.

What so ev er (Am)you sow you will reap.

(Em7)Get it to geth er.

You can (Dm7)fly, fly, fly, fly.

You can (Em7)live or you can (C)die.

You know that (Dm7)life is a choice you (Am)make.

You can (Em7)give or you can take.

You can (Dm7)fly, fly, fly, fly.

You can (Em7)fly, fly, fly, fly.

You can (Dm7)fly, fly, fly, fly.

You can (Em7)fly, fly, fly, fly.

You can (Dm7)fly...

Get It Together by India.Arie

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Easy piano arrangement in the key of A at 100 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.

Teacher’s notes

This arrangement is a fantastic workout for your chord vocabulary — sixteen distinct shapes including major sevenths, minor sevenths, and that ear-catching Aaug, so your right hand will be stretching into extended voicings like Bbmaj9 and C9 that demand precise finger placement.

Your left hand follows an octave bass pattern throughout, which sounds simple but requires steady independence while your right hand navigates all those chord changes.

At 100 BPM the tempo is moderate, but the real challenge is keeping your rhythm locked in during transitions between distantly related chords — moving from, say, Gm7 to E7 means reshaping your hand quickly without rushing the beat.

I'd suggest learning hands separately first, then looping the sections where the chord density is highest until the shapes feel automatic.

Slow the tempo to 70 BPM for those trouble spots and only speed up once transitions are smooth.

By the end, you'll have a genuinely solid grip on seventh-chord voicings that will carry you through dozens of R&B tunes.

About “Get It Together”

What key is "Get It Together" in?: "Get It Together" by India.Arie is in the key of A with a tempo of 100 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
Is "Get It Together" easy to play on piano?: This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
Can I play "Get It Together" without reading sheet music?: Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
What chords are used in "Get It Together"?: This arrangement of "Get It Together" uses 16 chords: Aaug, Am, Am7, Bbmaj7, Bbmaj9, Bm7, C, C9, +8 more.
How long does it take to learn "Get It Together" on piano?: 2–4 weeks of consistent practice (20–30 min/day) for an intermediate player. Drill the tricky passages in isolation first.
What other songs by India.Arie can I play here?: Try "VIDEO". All are available in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.