Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
Wanting Things: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
- A major
- 3/4
- 103 BPM
- I–ii–I–ii loop
- 1968
- Easy
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 Wanting Things without reading music. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand pausing chords.
Wanting Things accompaniment in letter notes
The A – Bm – A – Bm loop with pop heartbeat in the left hand and pausing chords 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.
Play next
More by Bacharach & David
Questions about Wanting Things
What are the letter notes for the Wanting Things 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 A – Bm – A – Bm, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Wanting Things?
The loop is A – Bm – A – Bm (I – ii – I – ii) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Wanting Things in?
A major, at about 103 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Wanting Things?
Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wanting Things 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.