Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Kidnap The Sandy Claws on piano
By Danny Elfman
- G# minor
- 4/4
- 132 BPM
- Medium
Learn Kidnap The Sandy Claws in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G#m – E – D# – G#m
Kidnap The Sandy Claws sits in G# minor: G# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#m is G#, B and D#; E is E, G# and B; D# is D#, F## and A#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G#miEVID#VG#mi- G#mG# · B · D#
- EE · G# · B
- D#D# · F## · A#
- 2
Left hand: Power fifths
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Push-and-land chords
A push just before beat 3, then two calm landings. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 132 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: E – F# – G#m
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#G#m- F#F# · A# · C#
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Questions about Kidnap The Sandy Claws
What chords are in Kidnap The Sandy Claws?
The loop is G#m – E – D# – G#m (i – bVI – V – i) in G# minor, and the song ends on E – F# – G#m.
What key is Kidnap The Sandy Claws in?
G# minor, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Kidnap The Sandy Claws?
Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Kidnap The Sandy Claws 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.