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Waiting For Somebody: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Paul Westerberg
- C major
- 4/4
- 129 BPM
- 1992
- Medium
Waiting For Somebody written out as piano music: the IV5 – I5 – Vsus – VI5 loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) and the right hand push chords.
Waiting For Somebody chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in C 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 | F | IV | F A C |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | Gsus4 | Vsus4 | G C D |
| 4 | A | VI | A C# E |
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: double-skip footsteps (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and push chords in the right, over the F – C – Gsus4 – A 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 Waiting For Somebody
Does the sheet music for Waiting For Somebody 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 Waiting For Somebody?
The loop is F – C – Gsus4 – A (IV5 – I5 – Vsus – VI5) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Waiting For Somebody in?
C major, at about 129 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Waiting For Somebody?
Double-skip footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Waiting For Somebody 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.