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I Will Wait For You: piano accompaniment sheet music
- E minor
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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I Will Wait For You written out as piano music: the i – v – i – bVI loop in E minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) and the right hand pumping chords.
I Will Wait For You chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in E 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 | Em | i | E G B |
| 2 | Bm | v | B D F# |
| 3 | Em | i | E G B |
| 4 | C | VI | C E G |
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: tumble down (broken chord 8-5-1) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Em – Bm – Em – C 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 Will Wait For You
Does the sheet music for I Will Wait For You 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 Will Wait For You?
The loop is Em – Bm – Em – C (i – v – i – bVI) in E minor, and the song ends on C – D – Em.
What key is I Will Wait For You in?
E minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Will Wait For You?
Tumble down: broken chord 8-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Will Wait For You 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.