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Wasted Days And Wasted Nights: piano accompaniment sheet music
Written by Wayne M. Duncan & Freddy Fender
- C major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1960
- Easy
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Wasted Days And Wasted Nights written out as piano music: the V7 – I – V7 – ii loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand wait-a-beat chords.
Wasted Days And Wasted Nights 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 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 2 | C | I | C E G |
| 3 | G7 | V7 | G B D F |
| 4 | Dm | ii | 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: island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) in the left hand and wait-a-beat chords in the right, over the G7 – C – G7 – Dm 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 Wasted Days And Wasted Nights
Does the sheet music for Wasted Days And Wasted Nights 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 Wasted Days And Wasted Nights?
The loop is G7 – C – G7 – Dm (V7 – I – V7 – ii) in C major, and the song ends on C – F – C.
What key is Wasted Days And Wasted Nights in?
C major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wasted Days And Wasted Nights?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wasted Days And Wasted Nights 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.