Learn how to play this piece from the Pirates of the Caribbean on the glockenspiel / xylophone.
by Klaus Badelt
He’s a Pirate theme is played at the beginning of the credits at Pirates of the Caribbean | The Curse of the Black Pearl film.
The composer of the soundtrack, Klaus Badelt, is known also from Gladiator, The Time Machine, Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia, and many more Hollywood films. Walt Disney Records released the album in July of 2003.
On this page you can find a glockenspiel tutorial video, sheet music with a glockenspiel chart that will help you find the notes on the musical instrument and a printable PDF for free download.
Table of Contents
- Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video
- Pirates of the Caribbean | He’s a Pirate Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart
- Free Printable PDF with Glockenspiel / Xylophone Music Sheet with Note Chart and Lyrics
Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video
Watch this tutorial video to learn how to play this piece on the glockenspiel / xylophone.
Pirates of the Caribbean | He’s a Pirate Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart
Watch the video a couple of times and study each part at your own pace until you get the hang of it.
Remember to use both mallets as much as you can – not only the one that is more convenient for you (e.g. the right one if you’re right-handed) – as this an important basic technique.
Easy Version
This version of Pirates of the Caribbean | He’s a Pirate, the easy one, consists of 9 notes (7 natural notes and 2 accidentals), as you can see on the chart following the notes of the song.
To save this free glockenspiel sheet music of “Pirates of the Caribbean | He’s a Pirate” – Easy version to your computer, right click (or tap and hold, on mobile devices) and choose “Save Image As…”. Alternatively, you can download the PDF file below.
Full Version
This version consists of one more note (8 natural and 2 accidentals). Although it is not the simple one, it is rather easy too. We advice you to exercise each theme separately many times until it will become flowing.
To save this free glockenspiel sheet music of “Pirates of the Caribbean | He’s a Pirate” – Full version to your computer, right click (or tap and hold, on mobile devices) and choose “Save Image As…”. Alternatively, you can download the PDF file below.
Free Printable PDF with Glockenspiel / Xylophone Music Sheet with Note Chart and Lyrics
Easy version
To download a printable PDF file with Easy version – sheet music for glockenspiel of this song, click on the button above or on the following link.
Pirates of the Caribbean | He’s a Pirate | Easy version Free PDF with Glockenspiel Sheet Music
Full version
To download a printable PDF file with Full version – sheet music for glockenspiel of this song, click on the button above or on the following link.
Pirates of the Caribbean | He’s a Pirate | Full version Free PDF with Glockenspiel Sheet Music
Click on the button to watch a piano tutorial video and download a PDF file with sheet music of this song for free.
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