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I Wanna Go Back: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Eddie Money

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Double-clap chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany I Wanna Go Back without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand double-clap chords.

I Wanna Go Back accompaniment in letter notes

The Eb – F – Bb – Eb loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and double-clap chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 2
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 3
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 4
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 D4 Eb4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 5
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2
Bar 6
F
RC5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5 C5+F5+A5
LF2 F2 F2
Bar 7
Bb
RF4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5 F4+Bb4+D5
LBb2 Bb2 Bb2
Bar 8
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb2 Eb2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about I Wanna Go Back

What are the letter notes for the I Wanna Go Back piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Eb – F – Bb – Eb, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Wanna Go Back?

The loop is Eb – F – Bb – Eb (IV – V – I – IV) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is I Wanna Go Back in?

Bb major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Wanna Go Back?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Wanna Go Back easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.