Super Simple Chords

Piano chords · Old-time stride

Bewitched: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Rodgers & Hart

  • C major
  • 2/2
  • 152 BPM
  • 1941
  • Easy
Tuning the piano…
Learn it
Style

Left hand Stride jumpsRight hand Hopscotch chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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 Bewitched without reading music. The left hand plays stride jumps (stride) and the right hand hopscotch chords.

The catchy part of Bewitched in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RC4+E4+E4 B4 C5 C4+E4
LC3+G3 C3+G3
Bar 2
G7 → Dm7
RC4+F4+F4 B4 C5 C4+F4
LD3+G3 D3+G3
Bar 3
Em → E
RC4+G4 B4 C5 C4+G#4 B4 C5
LE3+G3 E3+G#3
Bar 4
F → Dm
RC4+A4 B4 C5 B3+F4+G#4+B4
LF3+A3 D2+D3

Bewitched accompaniment in letter notes

The C – G7 – Dm7 – Em – E – F – Dm loop with stride jumps in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 2
G7 → Dm7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5 F4+A4
LG2 D3+G3 D2 A2+D3
Bar 3
Em → E
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4 G#4+B4
LE2 B2+E3 E2 B2+E3
Bar 4
F → Dm
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 A6 F6 D6 A5 G#5 G5 F#5 F5
LF2 C3+F3 D2 A2+D3
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4 E4+G4
LC3 G3+C4 C3 G3+C4
Bar 6
G7 → Dm7
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5 F4+A4
LG2 D3+G3 D2 A2+D3
Bar 7
Em → E
RG4+B4+E5 G4+B4 G#4+B4
LE2 B2+E3 E2 B2+E3
Bar 8
F → Dm
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5 F4+A4
LF2 C3+F3 D2 A2+D3

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 Bewitched

What are the letter notes for the Bewitched 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 C – G7 – Dm7 – Em – E – F – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Bewitched?

The loop is C – G7 – Dm7 – Em – E – F – Dm (I – V7 – ii7 – iii – III – IV – ii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Bewitched in?

C major, at about 152 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Bewitched?

Stride jumps: stride, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bewitched easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of Bewitched?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 8 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.