Piano chords · Slow dance ’50s
I Put A Spell On You: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Nina Simone
- F# minor
- 12/8
- 90 BPM
- i–bVI7–V7–i loop
- 1956
- Medium
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 jukebox leaps (stride (12/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
I Put A Spell On You accompaniment in letter notes
The F#m – D7 – C#7 – F#m loop with jukebox leaps in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 F#m – D7 – C#7 – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I Put A Spell On You?
The loop is F#m – D7 – C#7 – F#m (i – bVI7 – V7 – i) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is I Put A Spell On You in?
F# minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 12/8.
What does the left hand play in I Put A Spell On You?
Jukebox leaps: stride (12/8), 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 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.