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You Don't Mess Around With Jim: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Josh Turner
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 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 You Don't Mess Around With Jim without reading music. The left hand plays little steps (broken chord 1-3-5-3), and the right hand sings the tune.
The catchy part of You Don't Mess Around With Jim 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.
You Don't Mess Around With Jim accompaniment in letter notes
The F7 – C7 – F7 – C7 loop with little steps in the left hand. 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 You Don't Mess Around With Jim
What are the letter notes for the You Don't Mess Around With Jim 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 F7 – C7 – F7 – C7, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You Don't Mess Around With Jim?
The loop is F7 – C7 – F7 – C7 (IV7 – I7 – IV7 – I7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is You Don't Mess Around With Jim in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Don't Mess Around With Jim?
Little steps: broken chord 1-3-5-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Don't Mess Around With Jim 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.
Can I hear the real melody of You Don't Mess Around With Jim?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.