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Off The Hook: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Peter Frampton & Kevin Savigar

  • E major
  • 4/4
  • 160 BPM
  • 1993
  • Easy
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Left hand Jazz walkThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Off The Hook without reading music. The left hand plays jazz walk (walking bass), and the right hand sings the tune.

Off The Hook accompaniment in letter notes

The E – C – A – E loop with jazz walk in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 F#2 G2 G#2
Bar 2
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 3
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3
Bar 4
E
RE4+G#4+B4 G4 G#4 B4 C#5 B4 G#4 G4 E4
LE2 F#2 G2 G#2
Bar 5
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 F#2 G2 G#2
Bar 6
C
RC4+E4+G4
LC3 D3 Eb3 E3
Bar 7
A
RA3+C#4+E4
LA2 B2 C3 C#3
Bar 8
E
RE4+G#4+B4
LE2 F#2 G2 G#2

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 Off The Hook

What are the letter notes for the Off The Hook 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 E – C – A – E, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Off The Hook?

The loop is E – C – A – E (I – bVI – IV – I) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is Off The Hook in?

E major, at about 160 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Off The Hook?

Jazz walk: walking bass, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Off 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.