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Live By The Hook: piano accompaniment sheet music
- Bb minor
- 4/4
- 70 BPM
- Easy
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Live By The Hook written out as piano music: the i – bIII – bVIIsus – v loop in Bb minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays patient seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-1-5) and the right hand skip-and-stroll chords.
Live By The Hook chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Bb minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bbm | i | Bb Db F |
| 2 | Db | III | Db F Ab |
| 3 | Absus4 | VIIsus4 | Ab Db Eb |
| 4 | Fm | v | F Ab C |
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: patient seesaw (root–fifth 1-1-1-5) in the left hand and skip-and-stroll chords in the right, over the Bbm – Db – Absus4 – Fm 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 Live By The Hook
Does the sheet music for Live By The Hook 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 Live By The Hook?
The loop is Bbm – Db – Absus4 – Fm (i – bIII – bVIIsus – v) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Live By The Hook in?
Bb minor, at about 70 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Live By The Hook?
Patient seesaw: root–fifth 1-1-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Live By The Hook 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.