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How to play Wild Thing on piano
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- F major
- 2/2
- 100 BPM
- I–IV–V–IV loop
- Medium
Learn Wild Thing in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb – C – Bb
Wild Thing sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIBbIVCVBbIV- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Gear-shift pulse
Quick even notes that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1& · 2 · 2& · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 181 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Gear-shift chords
Quick even chords that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
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Questions about Wild Thing
What chords are in Wild Thing?
The loop is F – Bb – C – Bb (I – IV – V – IV) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Wild Thing in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Wild Thing?
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 Wild Thing 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.