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What A Girl Wants: piano accompaniment sheet music
- C major
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- vi–iii–vi–iii loop
- Medium
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What A Girl Wants written out as piano music: the vi – iii – vi – iii loop in C major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) and the right hand eager chords.
What A Girl Wants 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 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 2 | Em | iii | E G B |
| 3 | Am | vi | A C E |
| 4 | Em | iii | E G B |
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: gear-shift pulse (root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&) in the left hand and eager chords in the right, over the Am – Em – Am – Em 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 What A Girl Wants
Does the sheet music for What A Girl Wants 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 What A Girl Wants?
The loop is Am – Em – Am – Em (vi – iii – vi – iii) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is What A Girl Wants in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in What A Girl Wants?
Gear-shift pulse: root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is What A Girl Wants 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.