The phrase "a note tries" is grammatically correct but may not be commonly used in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are discussing the intent or purpose of a note, such as in literature or analysis.
Example: "In her letter, a note tries to convey the depth of her feelings, but the words fall short."
Alternatives: "a note attempts" or "a note seeks".
Writing in South Africa's leading financial daily, Business Day, journalist and former DA worker Gareth van Onselen argues that she launched the party's 2009 election campaign on a positive note, trying to show that it was "a home for black South Africans".
Once you're able to produce a clear note, try putting the tip of your middle finger down a little ways below the pointer finger on the fingerboard.
At one point, I wrote him a long note trying to persuade him to talk to me.
Mr Denton started to regain consciousness in minutes, and was "waving around a £20 note" trying to pay for his bacon sandwich while being wheeled into an ambulance.
Remember that you can laugh at yourself while making a note to try to improve---if you're always late, try to get everywhere fifteen minutes early, and you may actually arrive on time for once.
"Just a note to try and introduce some cheer to this gloom," says Joe Meredith.
Because of her severe hearing deficiency, we will write her a note or try hand language.
As Madiba smiled, I made a note to try not to talk about this stuff down at the pub — or in front of the band.
"It came with a note: 'Please try to find a way of being Shakespeare.' So I start to read it and I think I've got to do it".
Not far away, in Island Park, was a new place we made a note to try, Noodles n' Strudels ("A touch of the Rhineland on the South Shore"), and we had just recently dined at Hunan Gourmet in Merrick (with countless other Cantonese, Polynesian and Sichuan places still to discover).
