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Wah-Wah: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
Written by George Harrison
- E major
- 4/4
- 60 BPM
- I–IV–I–IV loop
- 1970
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
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 Wah-Wah without reading music. The left hand plays heartbeat octaves (rocking octaves) and the right hand offbeat skank.
Wah-Wah accompaniment in letter notes
The E – A – E – A loop with heartbeat octaves in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.
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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More by George Harrison
The same I–IV–I–IV loop
The same left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Questions about Wah-Wah
What are the letter notes for the Wah-Wah 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 E – A – E – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Wah-Wah?
The loop is E – A – E – A (I – IV – I – IV) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.
What key is Wah-Wah in?
E major, at about 60 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wah-Wah?
Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wah-Wah 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.