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In The Hall Of The Mountain King: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Edvard Grieg

  • A minor
  • 4/4
  • 92 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Seesaw bassRight hand Wait-a-beat chordsChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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In The Hall Of The Mountain King written out as piano music: the i – III – i – III loop in A minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.

In The Hall Of The Mountain King chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AmiA C E
4CIIIC E G

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: seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the Am – Am – Am – C 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.

To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.

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Questions about In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Does the sheet music for In The Hall Of The Mountain King 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 In The Hall Of The Mountain King?

The loop is Am – Am – Am – C (i – III – i – III) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is In The Hall Of The Mountain King in?

A minor, at about 92 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in In The Hall Of The Mountain King?

Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is In The Hall Of The Mountain King 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 In The Hall Of The Mountain King?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

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