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I Do Not Hook Up: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Kelly Clarkson

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 144 BPM
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Skipping-stone chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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I Do Not Hook Up written out as piano music: the I5 – IV5 – vi – Isus loop in E major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand skipping-stone chords.

I Do Not Hook Up chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in E major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EIE G# B
2AIVA C# E
3C#mviC# E G#
4Esus4Isus4E A B

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and skipping-stone chords in the right, over the E – A – C#m – Esus4 chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about I Do Not Hook Up

Does the sheet music for I Do Not Hook Up have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in I Do Not Hook Up?

The loop is E – A – C#m – Esus4 (I5 – IV5 – vi – Isus) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is I Do Not Hook Up in?

E major, at about 144 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Do Not Hook Up?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Do Not Hook Up 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.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.