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Spinning Wheel: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Blood, Sweat & Tears
- G major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1968
- 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 Spinning Wheel without reading music. The left hand plays giant steps (lh chords) and the right hand push chords.
The main tune of Spinning Wheel 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.
Spinning Wheel accompaniment in letter notes
The E7 – A7 – D7 – G – F7 – E7 – A7 – Am7 – D7 – G loop with giant steps 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 Spinning Wheel
What are the letter notes for the Spinning Wheel 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 E7 – A7 – D7 – G – F7 – E7 – A7 – Am7 – D7 – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Spinning Wheel?
The loop is E7 – A7 – D7 – G – F7 – E7 – A7 – Am7 – D7 – G (VI7 – II7 – V7 – I – bVII7 – VI7 – II7 – ii7 – V7 – I) in G major, and the song ends on A7 – D7 – G.
What key is Spinning Wheel in?
G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Spinning Wheel?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Spinning Wheel easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 10 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Can I hear the real melody of Spinning Wheel?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.