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Wait: piano accompaniment sheet music
By The Beatles
- F# minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1965
- Medium
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Wait written out as piano music: the i7 – IV – iv – i – V7 – i – i7 – IV loop in F# minor for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays racing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&), and the right hand sings the tune.
Wait chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in F# minor. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.
| Bar | Chord | Numeral | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F#m7 | i7 | F# A C# E |
| 1 | B | IV | B D# F# |
| 2 | Bm | iv | B D F# |
| 2 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 3 | C#7 | V7 | C# E# G# B |
| 3 | F#m | i | F# A C# |
| 4 | F#m7 | i7 | F# A C# E |
| 4 | B | IV | B D# F# |
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: racing heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand, with the right hand free for the melody, over the F#m7 – B – Bm – F#m – C#7 – F#m – F#m7 – B 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.
To see the real melody written out, play “The part you know”: the sheet music changes to it.
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Questions about Wait
Does the sheet music for Wait 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?
The loop is F#m7 – B – Bm – F#m – C#7 – F#m – F#m7 – B (i7 – IV – iv – i – V7 – i – i7 – IV) in F# minor, and the song ends on D – E – F#m.
What key is Wait in?
F# minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wait?
Racing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wait easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Wait?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part 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.