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Don't Wait Up: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Diane Birch
- C minor
- 4/4
- 125 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Don't Wait Up written out as piano music: the i – iv – i – v loop in C minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) and the right hand push chords.
Don't Wait Up chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 2 | Fm | iv | F Ab C |
| 3 | Cm | i | C Eb G |
| 4 | Gm | v | G Bb D |
What the sheet music shows
The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: chugging-train pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the Cm – Fm – Cm – Gm chords.
Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.
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Questions about Don't Wait Up
Does the sheet music for Don't Wait Up have finger numbers?
Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.
What chords are in Don't Wait Up?
The loop is Cm – Fm – Cm – Gm (i – iv – i – v) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.
What key is Don't Wait Up in?
C minor, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Don't Wait Up?
Chugging-train pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Don't Wait Up easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.