Piano chords · Blues & boogie
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By She & Him
- C major
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 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’ve Really Got a Hold on Me without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass) and the right hand double-clap chords.
You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me accompaniment in letter notes
The C – Am – C – Am loop with jazz walk in the left hand and double-clap 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 You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me
What are the letter notes for the You’ve Really 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 C – Am – C – Am, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me?
The loop is C – Am – C – Am (I – vi – I – vi) in C major, and the song ends on Dm – G – C.
What key is You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me in?
C major, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me?
Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You’ve Really Got a Hold on Me 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.