Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by William “Smokey” Robinson
- A major
- 9/8
- 111 BPM
- I–vi–I–vi loop
- 1962
- 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 pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)), and the right hand sings the tune.
You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me accompaniment in letter notes
The A – F#m – A – F#m loop with pop heartbeat 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’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 A – F#m – A – F#m, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me?
The loop is A – F#m – A – F#m (I – vi – I – vi) in A major, and the song ends on A – F#m – A.
What key is You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me in?
A major, at about 111 beats a minute in 9/8.
What does the left hand play in You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), 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.