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Love Potion Number 9: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Searchers
- E minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1959
- Medium
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Love Potion Number 9 written out as piano music: the IV7 – V7 – bVI – i loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand ticking clock.
Love Potion Number 9 chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A7 | IV7 | A C# E G |
| 2 | B7 | V7 | B D# F# A |
| 3 | C | VI | C E G |
| 4 | Em | i | E G B |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and ticking clock in the right, over the A7 – B7 – C – Em chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
Questions about Love Potion Number 9
Does the sheet music for Love Potion Number 9 have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Love Potion Number 9?
The loop is A7 – B7 – C – Em (IV7 – V7 – bVI – i) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is Love Potion Number 9 in?
E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Love Potion Number 9?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Love Potion Number 9 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.