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I Put A Spell On You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Creedence Clearwater Revival

  • A minor
  • 6/8
  • 78 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Hammock heartbeatRight hand Hammock chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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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 I Put A Spell On You without reading music. The left hand plays hammock heartbeat (root bass · 6/8 lilt) and the right hand hammock chords.

The main tune of I Put A Spell On You 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
Dm → Dm7
RC6 D5+D6 Eb6 E6
LD2+F3 D2+A2 D2+C3 A2 C2+E3
Bar 2
Dm
RD6 C6 A5 G5 E5
LD2+F3 D2+F3 D2+F3 D2+F3
Bar 3
Dm
RE6+A6 E5 G5 E5
LD2+F3 D2+F3 D2+F3 D2+F3
Bar 4
E → E7
RG5+B5 G#5 E5
LE2+E3 E2+E3 G2+E3 G#2 E2 D2+D3

I Put A Spell On You accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – Dm7 – Dm – Dm – E – E7 loop with hammock heartbeat in the left hand and hammock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm → Dm7
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 2
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 3
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 4
E → E7
RB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 E4 G#4 B4 D5 E5 G#5
LE2 E2 E2 E2
Bar 5
Dm → Dm7
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 6
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 7
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D2 D2
Bar 8
E → E7
RB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2 E2 E2 E2

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.

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Questions about I Put A Spell On You

What are the letter notes for the I Put A Spell On You 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 Dm – Dm7 – Dm – Dm – E – E7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Put A Spell On You?

The loop is Dm – Dm7 – Dm – Dm – E – E7 (iv – iv7 – iv – V – V7 – iv) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is I Put A Spell On You in?

A minor, at about 78 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in I Put A Spell On You?

Hammock heartbeat: root bass · 6/8 lilt, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Put A Spell On You easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of I Put A Spell On You?

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

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.