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How to play Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz) on piano

By Wyclef Jean

  • A major
  • 2/2
  • 120 BPM
  • 2002
  • Medium
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Left hand Island pulseRight hand Ticking clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz) in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: C – Bm – A – C

    How it goes

    Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz) sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CbIIIBmiiAICbIII
    • CC · E · G
    • BmB · D · F#
    • AA · C# · E
  2. 2

    Left hand: Island pulse

    How it goes

    Three, three, two: the island rhythm in so many pop hits. Musicians call it root bass · tresillo 3-3-2 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Ticking clock

    How it goes

    One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 120 BPM

    How it goes

    Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.

  5. 5

    Ending: D – E – A

    How it goes

    The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    DEA
    • DD · F# · A
    • EE · G# · B

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Questions about Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz)

What chords are in Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz)?

The loop is C – Bm – A – C (bIII – ii – I – bIII) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz) in?

A major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz)?

Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Two Wrongs (feat. Claudette Ortiz) 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.