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I Was Wrong: piano accompaniment sheet music

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I Was Wrong written out as piano music: the I – V – ii – IV loop in Eb major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand late-hop chords.

I Was Wrong chord chart

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

BarChordNumeralNotes
1EbIEb G Bb
2BbVBb D F
3FmiiF Ab C
4AbIVAb C Eb

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: engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) in the left hand and late-hop chords in the right, over the Eb – Bb – Fm – Ab 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 Eb – Bb – Fm – Ab (I – V – ii – IV) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Ab – Eb.

What key is I Was Wrong in?

Eb major, at about 124 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Was Wrong?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, 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.