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I Wish I Could Go Back To College: piano accompaniment sheet music
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- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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I Wish I Could Go Back To College written out as piano music: the iv – I – V – vi loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) and the right hand gear-shift chords.
I Wish I Could Go Back To College chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dm | iv | D F A |
| 2 | A | I | A C# E |
| 3 | E | V | E G# B |
| 4 | F#m | vi | F# A C# |
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: lazy footsteps (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4) in the left hand and gear-shift chords in the right, over the Dm – A – E – F#m 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 Wish I Could Go Back To College
Does the sheet music for I Wish I Could Go Back To College 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 Wish I Could Go Back To College?
The loop is Dm – A – E – F#m (iv – I – V – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I Wish I Could Go Back To College in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Wish I Could Go Back To College?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Wish I Could Go Back To College 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.