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Wild Child: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Kenny Chesney, Shane McAnally & others

  • Eb major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 2014
  • Easy
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Left hand Drowsy heartbeatRight hand Eager chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

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 Wild Child without reading music. The left hand plays drowsy heartbeat (root bass · 1 · 3 · 4&) and the right hand eager chords.

Wild Child accompaniment in letter notes

The Fm – Eb – Cm – Gm loop with drowsy heartbeat in the left hand and eager chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Fm
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 2
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 3
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 4
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 Eb4 F4 G4 Ab4 Bb4 C5 D5 Eb5
LG2 G3 G2
Bar 5
Fm
RC5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5 C5+F5+Ab5
LF2 F3 F2
Bar 6
Eb
RBb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5 Bb4+Eb5+G5
LEb2 Eb3 Eb2
Bar 7
Cm
RG4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5 G4+C5+Eb5
LC3 C4 C3
Bar 8
Gm
RD5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5 D5+G5+Bb5
LG2 G3 G2

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 Wild Child

What are the letter notes for the Wild Child 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 Fm – Eb – Cm – Gm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Wild Child?

The loop is Fm – Eb – Cm – Gm (ii – I – vi – iii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is Wild Child in?

Eb major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Wild Child?

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

Is Wild Child 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.