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I Was Wrong: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Chris Stapleton

  • F major
  • 4/4
  • 66 BPM
  • 2006
  • Medium
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Left hand Fluttering heartbeatRight hand Pumping 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 Was Wrong without reading music. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand pumping chords.

I Was Wrong accompaniment in letter notes

The Dm – C – Gm – Dm loop with fluttering heartbeat in the left hand and pumping chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 2
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 3
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 4
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 E4 F4 G4 A4 Bb4 C5 D5 E5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 5
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D2 D3
Bar 6
C
RG4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5 G4+C5+E5
LC3 C3 C4 C3 C3 C4
Bar 7
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 8
Dm
RA4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5 A4+D5+F5
LD2 D2 D3 D2 D2 D3

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 Was Wrong

What are the letter notes for the I Was Wrong 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 Dm – C – Gm – Dm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Was Wrong?

The loop is Dm – C – Gm – Dm (vi – V – ii – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is I Was Wrong in?

F major, at about 66 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Was Wrong?

Fluttering heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Was Wrong 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.