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Wings: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • G major
  • 4/4
  • 84 BPM
  • 2013
  • Medium
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Left hand Engine 8thsRight hand Pausing chordsChords from the chord symbols in the score

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 Wings without reading music. The left hand plays engine 8ths (root bass · 8ths) and the right hand pausing chords.

The repeating figure of Wings 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.

Bar 1
C
RB3+D4 G4 G4 E4 B3+A4 D4 D4
LB2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
Bar 2
C
RC4 E4 E4 D5 D5 E4 C4+E4
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 3
C
RC4 E4 E4 D5 D5 E4 C4+E4 B3+D4
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 4
G
RB3+D4 B3+D4 B3+D4
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2

Wings accompaniment in letter notes

The C – C – C – G loop with engine 8ths in the left hand and pausing chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 2
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 3
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 4
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B6 G6 D6 B5 Ab5 G5 F#5 F5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2
Bar 5
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 6
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 7
C
RE4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5 E4+G4+C5
LC3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3 C3
Bar 8
G
RB4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5 B4+D5+G5
LG2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 G2 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 Wings

What are the letter notes for the Wings 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 C – C – C – G, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Wings?

The loop is C – C – C – G (IV – I – IV – I) in G major, and the song ends on G – D – G.

What key is Wings in?

G major, at about 84 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Wings?

Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wings 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.

Can I hear the real melody of Wings?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the repeating figure 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.