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Wake Up Call: piano accompaniment sheet music
By Maroon 5
- G major
- 4/4
- 82 BPM
- vi–III7–vi–III7 loop
- Medium
Wake Up Call written out as piano music: the vi – III7 – vi – III7 loop in G major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) and the right hand pumping chords.
Wake Up Call chord chart
The loop once round, bar by bar, in G 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 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 2 | B7 | III7 | B D# F# A |
| 3 | Em | vi | E G B |
| 4 | B7 | III7 | B D# F# A |
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: galloping heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4) in the left hand and pumping chords in the right, over the Em – B7 – Em – B7 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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More by Maroon 5
The same vi–III7–vi–III7 loop
The same left hand: Galloping heartbeat
Questions about Wake Up Call
Does the sheet music for Wake Up Call 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 Wake Up Call?
The loop is Em – B7 – Em – B7 (vi – III7 – vi – III7) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.
What key is Wake Up Call in?
G major, at about 82 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wake Up Call?
Galloping heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2 · 3 · 3a · 4, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wake Up Call 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.