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Makes Me Wonder: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

By Maroon 5

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Left hand Rock hopRight hand Steady chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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 Makes Me Wonder without reading music. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand steady chords.

Makes Me Wonder accompaniment in letter notes

The Bm – A – G – A loop with rock hop in the left hand and steady chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bm
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3
Bar 2
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 3
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 4
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 A6 E6 C#6 A5 F#5 F5 E5 D#5
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 5
Bm
RD4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4 D4+F#4+B4
LB2 B3 B2 B2 B3
Bar 6
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3
Bar 7
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G3 G2 G2 G3
Bar 8
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 A3 A2 A2 A3

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.

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Questions about Makes Me Wonder

What are the letter notes for the Makes Me 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 Bm – A – G – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Makes Me Wonder?

The loop is Bm – A – G – A (i – bVII – bVI – bVII) in B minor, and the song ends on G – A – Bm.

What key is Makes Me Wonder in?

B minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Makes Me Wonder?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Makes Me 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.

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