Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson (Hard Version) | Piano Letter Notes

Are you looking to play Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson (Hard Version) on the piano, using easy letter notes, but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! This timeless track is a favorite for many, and with our easy piano letter notes, you’ll be playing it in no time. Whether you’re a beginner or just looking for a quick way to learn, our simple format breaks down the song so it’s fun and effortless to master. Ready to get started? Keep reading, and you’ll find the letter notes waiting for you below!
LH:3|----------c-c----cC-C---CC|
LH:2|A---AAAAfA------A---------|

LH:3|c---------------c-c----cC-|
LH:2|--G---A---AAAAfA------A---|

LH:3|C---CCc---------------c-c-|
LH:2|--------G---A---AAAAfA----|

LH:3|---cC-C---CCc-------------|
LH:2|--A-----------G---A---AAAA|

LH:3|--c-c----cC-C---CCc-------|
LH:2|fA------A-----------G---A-|

RH:5|--------c-c----cC-C---CCc-|
RH:4|C-CAAAfAD-D---A-f-f-----D-|
RH:4|--A-----------------------|
LH:3|--------c-c----cC-C---CCc-|
LH:2|--AAAAfA------A-----------|

RH:5|--------------c-c----cC-C-|
RH:4|D-------CAAAfAD-D--AA-f-f-|
RH:4|G-------A-----------------|
LH:3|--------------c-c----cC-C-|
LH:2|G---A---AAAAfA------A-----|

RH:5|--CCc---------------c-c---|
RH:4|----D-D-----C-CAAAfAD-D---|
RH:4|------G-------A-----------|
LH:3|--CCc---------------c-c---|
LH:2|------G---A---AAAAfA------|

RH:5|-cC-C---CCc---------------|
RH:4|A-f-f-----D-D-----C-CAAAfA|
RH:4|------------G-------A-----|
LH:3|-cC-C---CCc---------------|
LH:2|A-----------G---A---AAAAfA|

RH:5|c-c----cC-C---CCc---------|
RH:4|D-D---A-f-f-----D-D-----FA|
RH:4|------------------G-----A-|
LH:3|c-c----cC-C---CCc---------|
LH:2|------A-----------G---F---|

RH:5|-fD----------fD-------c---|
RH:4|A---A---F-AAA---F---FAD-D-|
RH:4|--------A-------A---A---G-|
LH:3|--------F-------F---------|
LH:2|F-F---F---F-F-F---F---G---|

RH:5|-------fD----------fD-----|
RH:4|DA--FAA---A---F-AAA---F---|
RH:4|G---A---------A-------A---|
LH:3|--------------F-------F---|
LH:2|G-F---F-F---F---F-F-F---F-|

RH:5|--c----------fD----------f|
RH:4|FAD-D-DA--FAA---A---F-AAA-|
RH:4|A---G-G---A---------A-----|
LH:3|--------------------F-----|
LH:2|--G---G-F---F-F---F---F-F-|

RH:5|D-------c----------fD-----|
RH:4|--F---FAD-D-DA--AAA---A---|
RH:4|--A---A---G-G-------------|
LH:3|--F-----------------------|
LH:2|F---F---G---G-F---F-F---F-|

RH:5|f-ffffG-f---ffG-f-G-A-----|
LH:3|F-------------------------|
LH:2|--F-F-f-f-f---f-g-a-A---A-|

RH:6|CCCCc------c--------c-----|
RH:5|AAAAG-D---FGF-C---FFG-D---|
RH:5|------G---A-A-F---AA--G---|
LH:2|A-AAG-G---GGF-F---FFG-G-G-|

RH:6|----CCC-CCc------c--------|
RH:5|----AAA-AAG-D---FGF-C---FF|
RH:5|------------G---A-A-F---AA|
LH:2|A---A-A-AAG-G---GGF-F---FF|

RH:6|----c-C---CCCCCCc------c--|
RH:5|f-f-G-A---AAAAAAG-D--FFGF-|
RH:5|a-a---------------G--AA-A-|
LH:2|f-g-a-A---A-A-AAG-G---GGF-|

RH:6|------c---------CCCCCCc---|
RH:5|C---FFG-D-------AAAAAAG-D-|
RH:5|F---AA--G---------------G-|
LH:2|F---FFG-G-G-A---A-A-AAG-G-|

RH:6|---c--------c-------------|
RH:5|--FGF-C---FFa-f-----------|
RH:5|--A-A-F---AA--a-----------|
LH:2|--GGF-F---FFF-G-G-F-------|
Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson (Hard Version) Piano / Keyboard Easy Letter Notes for Beginners
Congratulations! You’ve now reached the end of our guide to playing Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson (Hard Version) on the piano. With the easy piano letter notes provided, you have everything you need to bring this beloved song to life, whether you’re practicing alone or performing for friends and family. Remember, learning piano is all about patience, practice, and passion. Take your time mastering each part of the song, and don’t worry if it doesn’t sound perfect at first—every great musician started somewhere!

As you become more comfortable, try experimenting with your own style and dynamics to make the song truly your own. And don’t forget, music is meant to be enjoyed, so celebrate your progress and have fun along the way.

If you enjoyed this tutorial, be sure to explore the rest of our collection of easy piano letter notes for more of your favorite songs. There’s always another melody waiting to be learned! Keep practicing, keep playing, and most importantly, keep sharing your love of music with the world. Happy playing!

Quick guide on how to read the letter notes

how to read and play the letter notes
Each group of letter notes is played from left to right, and vertical letters on the same column are played together.

The numbers in front of each line are the octave, each octave has an unique color so you can easily follow them.

Lowercase (a b c d e f g) letters are natural notes (white keys, a.k.a A B C D E F G ).
Uppercase (A C D F G) letters are the sharp notes (black keys a.k.a. A# C# D# F# G#), look at the image below to see where each letter note is on the piano keyboard.

The lines / dashes (-) between letters indicates timing to play the notes. Just listen to the audio file at the top of the post to figure out the time lenght of the dashes (usually 5-6 dashes is about 1 second)

RH / LH means Right Hand / Left Hand and it's mostly for people who play the piano, it tells them with what hand to play the lines. Also, if you want to play a easy version of the song, playing only the RH lines does exactly that, because on most songs RH notes are for melody and LH notes are for bass.
piano letters notation and octaves

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  1. As he came into the window
    Was a sound of a crescendo
    He came into her apartment
    He left the bloodstains on the carpet
    She ran underneath the table
    He could see she was unable
    So she ran into the bedroom
    She was struck down, it was her doom

    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK,?
    Are you OK, Annie?

    Annie, are you OK?
    Will you tell us that you're OK
    There's a sound at the window
    Then he struck you a crescendo, Annie
    He came into your apartment
    Left the bloodstains on the carpet
    And then you ran into the bedroom
    You were struck down
    It was your doom

    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?

    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    You've been hit by—
    You've been hit by a smooth criminal

    So they came into the outway
    It was Sunday, what a black day
    Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
    Sounding heartbeats intimidations

    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?

    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?

    Annie, are you OK?
    Will you tell us that you're OK
    There's a sound at the window
    Then he struck you a crescendo, Annie
    He came into your apartment
    Left the bloodstains on the carpet
    And then you ran into the bedroom
    You were struck down
    It was your doom

    Annie, are you OK?
    So, Annie, are you OK?
    Are you OK, Annie?
    You've been hit by—
    You've been struck by a smooth criminal

    OK, I want everybody to clear the area right now!

    Annie, are you OK?
    I don't know!
    Will you tell us, that you're OK
    I don't know!
    There's a sound at the window
    I don't know!
    That he struck you a crescendo, Annie
    I don't know!

    He came into your apartment
    I don't know!
    Left the bloodstains on the carpet
    I don't know why baby!
    And then you ran into the bedroom
    I don't know!
    You were struck down
    It was your doom, Annie!

    Annie, are you OK?
    Dang gone it, baby!
    Will you tell us, that you're OK
    Dang gone it, baby!
    There's a sound at the window
    Dang gone it, baby!
    That he struck you a crescendo, Annie

    He came into your apartment
    Dang gone it!
    Left the bloodstains on the carpet
    And then you ran into the bedroom
    Dang gone it!
    You were struck down
    It was your doom, Annie!

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