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Who Cares: piano accompaniment sheet music

By Paul McCartney

  • A major
  • 4/4
  • 132 BPM
  • 2018
  • Medium
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Left hand Rock hopRight hand Cuckoo clockChords the loop the song repeats most

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Who Cares written out as piano music: the IV – I7 – IV – I7 loop in A major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) and the right hand cuckoo clock.

Who Cares chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in A major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1DIVD F# A
2A7I7A C# E G
3DIVD F# A
4A7I7A C# E G

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: rock hop (root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4) in the left hand and cuckoo clock in the right, over the D – A7 – D – A7 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 Who Cares

Does the sheet music for Who Cares 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 Who Cares?

The loop is D – A7 – D – A7 (IV – I7 – IV – I7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.

What key is Who Cares in?

A major, at about 132 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Who Cares?

Rock hop: root bass · 1 · 2 · 2& · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Who Cares 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.