Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
That Old Black Magic: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 160 BPM
- I–I7–I–I7 loop
- 1942
- 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 That Old Black Magic without reading music. The left hand plays island zigzag (broken chord 8-12-5) and the right hand pop stabs.
That Old Black Magic accompaniment in letter notes
The Eb – Eb7 – Eb – Eb7 loop with island zigzag in the left hand and pop stabs 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 That Old Black Magic
What are the letter notes for the That Old Black Magic 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 Eb – Eb7 – Eb – Eb7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in That Old Black Magic?
The loop is Eb – Eb7 – Eb – Eb7 (I – I7 – I – I7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is That Old Black Magic in?
Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in That Old Black Magic?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is That Old Black Magic easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.