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Axel F – Piano Tutorial with Letter Notes

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Would you like to learn to play the notes of the song Axel F on the piano? You’ve come to the right place!

The history of Axel F goes back to its origins as an instrumental piece written and performed by Harold Faltermever for the 1984 film “The Beverly Hills Cop”. Its most famous cover, however, was by Crazy Frog in 2005. The latter is a CGI anthropomorphic frog character, originally named “The Annoying Thing”, and has its roots in a 1997 imitation of moped engine noises by Sweden’s Daniel Malmedahl. In 2003, Erik Wernquist, another Swede, decided to accompany these noises with a CG animation featuring the frog originally called “The Annoying Thing”.

The dance remix version of the instrumental Axel F was created by a duo of German producers. The song has topped the singles charts in several countries and now boasts over 4.4 billion views on Youtube, making it one of the 30 most-viewed videos on the platform.

This article will take you step-by-step through this iconic pop tune. We’ll start with an analysis of the notes to be played with the right hand, then look at those for the left. Then we’ll harmonize the two parts and play them together. Throughout this article, diagrams and video tutorials will be available to help you progress and illustrate our explanations.

Finally, at the end of the article, you’ll find the full score of Axel F, which you can download to practice and master this iconic pop single.

Are you ready to embark on this musical adventure? Let’s go !

Bonus : you can also learn to play this song at your own pace on our interactive piano learning app La Touche Musicale.

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Axel F on the piano: finding your way around the keyboard

Before you start learning the notes of Axel F music, it’s important to familiarize yourself with the keys on a piano keyboard. To do this, take a look at the image below:

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The name of the notes on a piano keyboard.

Take a moment to look closely at this picture. You’ll notice that the piano keyboard is organized in successive groups of two black keys, followed by three black keys, and so on.

To begin your exploration of the notes, concentrate on the groups of two black keys. Start by locating the white key on the left: this corresponds to the note C. The white key on the right is the note E. Now you can easily locate all the C and E notes on your keyboard. Use the same method with the groups of black keys on the diagram to identify the other notes.

This step is crucial if you want to start learning the iconic Axel F. Once you’ve got the hang of it, practice regularly to familiarize yourself with all the notes on the piano. If you find it difficult at first, associate each note with a specific color to help you identify them more easily.

Axel F : playing the notes with the right hand

Where to start?

Congratulations, you can now find your way around a piano keyboard. Now you’re ready to start learning the right-hand notes of Axel F music!

On the piano, the right hand is often used to play the melodic notes that make up the theme or melody of the music. In many pieces, the right hand plays the highest notes on the keyboard, giving it a distinctive and often melodic role in the overall composition.

To begin with, let’s identify the first note to be played by the right hand: F

 

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The note F is the first note to be played with your right hand for the song Axel F on piano.

The notes of the right hand

You can now play the first note of the Axel F tune on the piano, well done! We’ll now try to play all the notes in the right hand.

F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F – F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F – F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F – F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – D + A# + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – C + A + F – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + G# + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – D + A# + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – C + A + F – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + G# + F – F + D# + A# – F – D# – C – A# – C – A# – F – F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F – F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# + G# – D# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – D# – C – A# – G# – D# – C# – A# – G# – A# – C# – D# – D# – C# – A# – G# – D# – C# – A# – G# – A# – C – D# – D# – C# – A# – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – D + A# + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – C + A + F – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + G# + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – D + A# + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – D# + A# + G – D# + A# + G – D + A# + F – C + A + F – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + G# + F – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – G# + F + C# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + A + F – C + A + F – A# + G + D# – C + A + F – C + G# + F – F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F – F – G# – F – F – A# – F – D# – F – C – F – F – C# – C – G# – F – C – F – F – D# – D# – C – G – F

Have you managed to play all the notes with your right hand? To perfect your playing and make it more fluid, take the time to divide the melody into small sections. By practicing these sections slowly and methodically, you’ll ensure that you play each note with precision. Once you feel comfortable with the right hand, you can move on to learning the notes with the left.

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Axel F on the piano: the notes of the right hand.

Video tutorial

For a more hands-on approach, we offer you a video tutorial detailing all the right-hand notes.

You’ll need to play each note on your keyboard in sync with the notes displayed on the virtual keyboard. This video will help you maintain the right musical rhythm for Axel F.

Tip: As this music can sometimes include passages where the notes in the right hand follow each other in rapid succession, it’s advisable to position your fingers well on the keyboard to reduce hand movements and play the notes more quickly.

Video tutorial of the notes to play with the right hand for the song Axel F

Congratulations, you can now play all the notes of Axel F with your right hand on the piano. We can now move on to learning the left-hand notes.

La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right note with your right hand on your piano before moving on to the next one.

Axel F playing the notes with the left hand

Where to start?

To learn which notes to play with the left hand, we’ll proceed in the same way as for the left hand.

On the piano, the left hand plays a crucial role in harmonization, rhythm and musical texture. Its main role is to accompany the melody by playing the chords, and to provide a bass line to support the rhythmic and harmonic structure of the music.

Let’s identify the first note in the song Axel F to be played with the left hand: it’s the note F

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The note F is the first note to be played with your left hand for the song Axel F on piano.

The notes of the left hand

Congratulations on successfully playing the first left-hand note! Now we’ll move on to learning all the left-hand notes. You have to play them in succession on your keyboard, one after the other.

F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – F – F – F – G# – G – F – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – F – F – F – G# – G – F – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – G# – G# – G# – F – F – F – F# – F# – F# – D# – D# – D# – G# – G# – G# – F – F – F – F# – F# – F# – D# – D# – D# – G# – G# – G# – F – F – F – F# – F# – F# – D# – D# – D# – G# – G# – G# – F – F – F – F# – F# – F# – D# – D# – D# – F# + F# – D# + D# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – F – F – F – G# – G – F – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – F – F – F – G# – G – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – F – F – F – G# – G – F – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F – F – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – C – D# – F – C# – C# – D# – D# – C – C – D# – F – F – C – A# – G# – F

Did you manage to play all these notes? This sequence is the complete piano accompaniment to Axel F. To perfect your playing, practice is essential. Once you’ve mastered this part, you can try playing the piece using both hands simultaneously.

 

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Axel F on the piano: the notes of the left hand.

Video tutorial

As with the right hand, we’ve included a tutorial video for all the left-hand notes.

Simply play each note on your keyboard, following the rhythm of the notes displayed on the virtual keyboard. This video will guide you in maintaining the correct Axel F tempo.

Tip: If left-hand notes give you trouble at first, remember that regular practice is crucial. Be tolerant of yourself and keep your spirits up. By investing time and effort, you’ll see noticeable improvements.

Video tutorial of the left hand notes for the song Axel F

The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the correct note with your left hand on your piano before moving on to the next.

Well done! You’ve played all the notes perfectly with your left hand! Now let’s learn the song Axel F using both hands simultaneously.

Axel F on the piano: play the song with both hands

Advice

It’s normal to experience difficulties when starting to play a piece with both hands simultaneously. However, by working on Axel F music, you’ll quickly see an improvement in the fluidity of your playing.

Indeed, in our daily activities, our movements tend to be symmetrical. However, coordinating the movements of both hands at the piano is not instinctive for most of us. That said, with practice, you can get the hang of it, and the La Touche Musicale application is here to help you in the learning process.

One effective method is to practice activities in which each hand is engaged in distinct actions. For example, you could try bouncing a ball in your right hand while using your left hand to catch objects. This practice will help your body to develop a dissociation between your two hands.

By applying these tips and practicing consistently, you’ll gradually develop fluid coordination between your hands when playing the piano.

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Axel F on the piano: the notes of both hands.

Video tutorial

In this final video, you’ll discover how to play Axel F with both hands simultaneously on the piano. All you have to do is follow the notes displayed on the screen and reproduce them on your keyboard. If the rhythm of the video seems too fast, you can slow down the tempo or pause the video.

However, pausing frequently on a video to adjust your fingers or go back can be tedious. For a smoother experience, we recommend using the La Touche Musicale application. This interactive application connects you directly to your piano and waits for you to play the notes correctly before moving on. Combined with our guide, it offers you optimum progress.

What’s more, our application offers a wide selection of tunes to suit all levels and musical styles. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, it’ll help you progress and perfect your playing. Are you ready to join us now?

Video tutorial to play the notes of both hands of the song Axel F on the piano.

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The La Touche Musicale app waits for you to play the right notes with both hands on your piano before moving on to the next.

Congratulations! You’ve played Axel F brilliantly on the piano. You should be proud of your performance.

But keep in mind that progress is constant! To keep up the positive momentum, we recommend you explore three other tutorials that are sure to captivate you:

 

Download the free piano sheet music of the song Axel F in PDF

The main aim of this article was to teach you how to play Axel F on the piano. However, we think it would also be practical for you to have access to a score, so that you can play this music wherever you are. To download the score, please click on this link.

If you’re looking for a personalized learning experience at your own pace, we encourage you to download our La Touche Musicale app.

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