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Wait For Me: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Bob Seger
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- I–ii–IV–I loop
- 2004
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Wait For Me written out as piano music: the I – ii – IV – I loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays tiptoe heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&) and the right hand hopscotch chords.
Wait For Me chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab 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 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
| 2 | Bbm | ii | Bb Db F |
| 3 | Db | IV | Db F Ab |
| 4 | Ab | I | Ab C Eb |
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: tiptoe heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&) in the left hand and hopscotch chords in the right, over the Ab – Bbm – Db – Ab 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 Wait For Me
Does the sheet music for Wait For Me 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 Wait For Me?
The loop is Ab – Bbm – Db – Ab (I – ii – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Bbm – Db – Ab.
What key is Wait For Me in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wait For Me?
Tiptoe heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wait For Me 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.