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Wherever You Will Go: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes
By The Calling
- A major
- 4/4
- 112 BPM
- 2001
- 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 Wherever You Will Go without reading music. The left hand plays island pulse (root bass · tresillo 3-3-2), and the right hand sings the tune.
The main tune of Wherever You Will Go in letter notes
The real notes from a score, both hands, bar by bar. R is the right hand, L the left; C4 is middle C.
Wherever You Will Go accompaniment in letter notes
The E – F#m – D – A loop with island pulse in the left hand. 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.
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Questions about Wherever You Will Go
What are the letter notes for the Wherever You Will Go 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 E – F#m – D – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.
What chords are in Wherever You Will Go?
The loop is E – F#m – D – A (V – vi – IV – I) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is Wherever You Will Go in?
A major, at about 112 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Wherever You Will Go?
Island pulse: root bass · tresillo 3-3-2, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Wherever You Will Go 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Wherever You Will Go?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.