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The Elegant Captain Hook: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by Sammy Fain
- D minor
- 6/8
- 150 BPM
- 1952
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 The Elegant Captain Hook without reading music. The left hand plays lilting climb (broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8)), and the right hand sings the tune.
The Elegant Captain Hook accompaniment in letter notes
The Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm loop with lilting climb in the left hand. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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 The Elegant Captain Hook
What are the letter notes for the The Elegant Captain 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 Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in The Elegant Captain Hook?
The loop is Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm (biii – bvi – biii – bvi) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is The Elegant Captain Hook in?
D minor, at about 150 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in The Elegant Captain Hook?
Lilting climb: broken chord 1-5-8 (6/8), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Elegant Captain 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.