I’ve Got You Under My Skin Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I’ve Got You Under My Skin in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Fm – Bb – Eb – Gm – Eb – Cm7
How it goes
I’ve Got You Under My Skin sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBbVEbIGmiiiEbICm7vi7
- FmF · Ab · C
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
49 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Groovy chords
How it goes
Chords jump around the “ands” for a funky, dancing feel. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Groovy chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: Eb – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbBb7Eb
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab

What chords are in I’ve Got You Under My Skin?

The loop is Fm – Bb – Eb – Gm – Eb – Cm7 (ii – V – I – iii – I – vi7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Bb7 – Eb.

What key is I’ve Got You Under My Skin in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I’ve Got You Under My Skin?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I’ve Got You Under My Skin 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’ve Got You Under My Skin?

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