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Piano chords · Pop heartbeat

I Wonder: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Sixto Diaz Rodriguez

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 116 BPM
  • 1990
  • Easy
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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Catch-up chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Wonder without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand catch-up chords.

The bass riff of I Wonder in letter notes

The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RD4+F#4+A4 D4+F#4+A4 F#4 D4+F#4+A4 F#4 B3+E4+A4
LD2 D2 D2 D2 A1 D2
Bar 2
E
RB3+E4+A4 F#4 A4 G#3+B3+E4 E4+G#4+C#5
LE2 E2 F#2 A2 B2 C#3 A2 F#2
Bar 3
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 F#4 C#4+E4+A4 F#4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A2 A2 E2
Bar 4
Amaj7
RC#4+E4+A4 F#4 A4 E4+G#4+C#5 F#4 E4+G#4+C#5
LA2 E2 F#2 A2 B2 C#3 A2 F#2

I Wonder accompaniment in letter notes

The D – E – A – Amaj7 loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and catch-up chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 2
E
RB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 3
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 4
Amaj7
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 C#4 D4 E4 F#4 G#4 A4 B4 C#5
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 5
D
RA4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5 A4+D5+F#5
LD2 D2 D2
Bar 6
E
RB4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5 B4+E5+G#5
LE2 E2 E2
Bar 7
A
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A2 A2
Bar 8
Amaj7
RE4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5 E4+A4+C#5
LA2 A2 A2

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.

Questions about I Wonder

What are the letter notes for the I Wonder 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 D – E – A – Amaj7, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in I Wonder?

The loop is D – E – A – Amaj7 (IV – V – I – Imaj7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is I Wonder in?

A major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Wonder?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Wonder easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I Wonder?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.