Piano chords · Rock drive
Crocodile Rock: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By Elton John
- Bb major
- 4/4
- 144 BPM
- Medium
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 Crocodile Rock without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand moonbeam glimmer.
The catchy part of Crocodile Rock 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.
Crocodile Rock accompaniment in letter notes
The Gm – Gm – Gm – Eb loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and moonbeam glimmer 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 Crocodile Rock
What are the letter notes for the Crocodile Rock 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 Gm – Gm – Gm – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Crocodile Rock?
The loop is Gm – Gm – Gm – Eb (vi – IV – vi – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.
What key is Crocodile Rock in?
Bb major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Crocodile Rock?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Crocodile Rock easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Crocodile Rock?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.