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I Was Wrong: piano accompaniment sheet music

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

I Was Wrong written out as piano music: the vi – V – ii – vi loop in F major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) and the right hand pumping chords.

I Was Wrong chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in F major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DmviD F A
2CVC E G
3GmiiG Bb D
4DmviD F A

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: fluttering heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Dm – C – Gm – Dm 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 I Was Wrong

Does the sheet music for I Was Wrong 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 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.