Pirates of the Caribbean Tongue Drum Sheet Music

Ahoy, matey! Want to learn how to play the main theme from Pirates of the Caribbean on your tongue drum? Then you’ve come to the right place—shiver me timbers! With the sheet music I’m about to share, you’ll be able to play this catchy tune that everyone knows, just like thousands of buccaneers before you. Before you know it, you’ll be accompanying the legendary Jack Sparrow in music.

Now it’s time to hoist the sails and set course for these charts!

Read tongue drum sheet music like a pro!

First and foremost, to make sure you don’t make any mistakes, it’s important to understand how to read tongue drum sheet music. If number or letter sequences aren’t familiar to you, or if you’d like a quick refresher, be sure to check out our comprehensive article on how to read steel tongue drum sheet music. Once you’ve gone through it, you’ll know exactly how to interpret these special notation symbols used in tongue drum sheet music—guaranteed.

The essential step before you start playing Pirates of the Caribbean sheet music

To get yourself fired up—and to understand the note lengths if you choose the simple number- or letter-based versions—you’ll want to hear how it sounds on the tongue drum:

Below is the original music for comparison.

Pirates of the Caribbean on the steel tongue drum with a numbered score

Below you will find the numbered sheet music for Pirates of the Caribbean for your steel tongue drum.

An alternative tank drum score with letters to play Jack Sparrow's melody

If you prefer sheet music with letters (A, B, C, etc.) instead of numbers, you’ll find it just below:

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A PDF file containing all the sheet music for the main theme "He's a Pirate"

If you’d like to download the sheet music to save it on your computer, we provide a PDF file containing all the sheet music for the main theme, “He’s a Pirate.” This way, you can be sure you’ll always have the documents you need to play the Pirates of the Caribbean melody on your tongue drum.

When are the Pirates of the Caribbean films set?

None of the five films released to date provide any indication of the specific time period in which the Pirates of the Caribbean stories take place. However, it is possible to make an educated guess based on clues and hints left by the production.

Broadly speaking, piracy in the Caribbean Sea began around 1520 and ended around 1720, giving us a solid starting point for situating the films in time. But it is still possible to be more precise.

In the first three films, Lord Cutler Beckett, who attempts to enforce the law in the Caribbean by capturing Captain Jack Sparrow, serves as the director of the British East India Company. This company really existed and was created by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1600, narrowing our estimate to between 1600 and 1720.

However, it is still possible to be more precise by paying close attention. In the second film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," Lord Cutler Beckett gives William Turner a letter of marque signed by the king, promising Jack Sparrow a royal pardon for his misdeeds. In this letter, the signature reads "George R."—the mark of King George I of England, who reigned from 1714 to 1727. This detail is confirmed at the start of the fourth film, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," when Jack Sparrow is brought before the same king as a prisoner.

So the Pirates of the Caribbean saga unfolds around 1710 to 1720, at the end of the Golden Age of Piracy.

Why did Disney fire Johnny Depp from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise?

Since late 2018, it appears that new projects are in the works, notably the production of a sixth Pirates of the Caribbean film. However, in September 2020, Walt Disney Pictures, the franchise's producer, announced that Johnny Depp would not be reprising his role as Jack Sparrow, much to the disappointment of hundreds of thousands of fans.

Officially, according to Disney, Johnny Depp was not rehired in order to bring a breath of fresh air and renewal to the franchise. Some also point out that, in addition to saving more than $90 million in actor’s fees, Disney may want to distance itself from the domestic-violence allegations involving his ex-partner Amber Heard since 2016, though a trial in the United States is still proceeding.

Treat yourself to a 15-tongue tongue drum to play the Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack

Congratulations—you now have everything you need to play the melody “He’s a Pirate” from the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise on your tongue drum. With the help of the sheet music you’ve just discovered and by practising regularly, you’ll soon be able to relive the epic adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow and his crew on the Black Pearl through music.

However, in order to play this melody as written in the sheet music, it is essential to have a 15-tongue steel tongue drum. If you try to make up for missing notes by skipping what’s written in the score, the result will be mediocre and won’t delight you or your audience. To avoid that unfinished feeling, Instruments du Monde recommends this magnificent 15-tongue tongue drum. With this exceptional instrument, you can be sure you’ll be able to play tongue drum melodies with unmatched sound quality.

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