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Pineapple Head: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Crowded House

  • F major
  • 6/8
  • 99 BPM
  • 1993
  • Medium
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Left hand Rowing-boat pulseRight hand Tug-of-war chordsChords 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 Pineapple Head without reading music. The left hand plays rowing-boat pulse (root bass · 6/8 8ths) and the right hand tug-of-war chords.

Pineapple Head accompaniment in letter notes

The F – Bbm – Ab – Eb loop with rowing-boat pulse in the left hand and tug-of-war chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 2
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 3
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 4
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4 Bb4 Eb5 G5 Bb5 Eb6
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 5
F
RA4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5 A4+C5+F5
LF2 F2 F2 F2 F2 F2
Bar 6
Bbm
RDb4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4 Db4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 7
Ab
RC5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5 C5+Eb5+Ab5
LAb2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2 Ab2
Bar 8
Eb
RG4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5 G4+Bb4+Eb5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2 Eb2

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 Pineapple Head

What are the letter notes for the Pineapple Head 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 F – Bbm – Ab – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Pineapple Head?

The loop is F – Bbm – Ab – Eb (I – iv – bIII – bVII) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is Pineapple Head in?

F major, at about 99 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Pineapple Head?

Rowing-boat pulse: root bass · 6/8 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Pineapple Head 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.