Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
Something’s Got A Hold On Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- D major
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Something’s Got A Hold On Me without reading music. The left hand plays take-off climb (broken chord 1-1-3-5) and the right hand push chords.
The main tune of Something’s Got A Hold On Me 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.
Something’s Got A Hold On Me accompaniment in letter notes
The D – G – D7 – D – Bm – Em7 – A loop with take-off climb in the left hand and push 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 Something’s Got A Hold On Me
What are the letter notes for the Something’s Got A Hold On Me 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 D – G – D7 – D – Bm – Em7 – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Something’s Got A Hold On Me?
The loop is D – G – D7 – D – Bm – Em7 – A (I – IV – I7 – I – vi – ii7 – V) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Something’s Got A Hold On Me in?
D major, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Something’s Got A Hold On Me?
Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Something’s Got A Hold On Me easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Something’s Got A Hold On Me?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.