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How to play Your Wife Don't Understand You on piano
By The Simpsons
- D major
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 1992
- Easy
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Learn Your Wife Don't Understand You in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: E7 – A7 – D – C#
How it goes
Your Wife Don't Understand You sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E7 is E, G#, B and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G; D is D, F# and A; C# is C#, E# and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
E7II7A7V7DIC#VII- E7E · G# · B · D
- A7A · C# · E · G
- DD · F# · A
- C#C# · E# · G#
- 2
Left hand: Island seesaw
How it goes
Low, high, low in the three-three-two island rhythm. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-1 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 723 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Catch-up chords
How it goes
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 BPM
How it goes
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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
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Questions about Your Wife Don't Understand You
What chords are in Your Wife Don't Understand You?
The loop is E7 – A7 – D – C# (II7 – V7 – I – VII) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Your Wife Don't Understand You in?
D major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Your Wife Don't Understand You?
Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Your Wife Don't Understand You 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.