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I’m In The Mood For Love: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1935
- Easy
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’m In The Mood For Love without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand steady chords.
The intro of I’m In The Mood For Love 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.
I’m In The Mood For Love accompaniment in letter notes
The Em7 – D#dim – Dm7 – G7 – C – G7 loop with giant steps in the left hand and steady chords in the right. 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’m In The Mood For Love
What are the letter notes for the I’m In The Mood For Love 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 Em7 – D#dim – Dm7 – G7 – C – G7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in I’m In The Mood For Love?
The loop is Em7 – D#dim – Dm7 – G7 – C – G7 (iii7 – biii° – ii7 – V7 – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is I’m In The Mood For Love in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I’m In The Mood For Love?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I’m In The Mood For Love easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 6 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of I’m In The Mood For Love?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.