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Wordplay — Visual Piano Sheet Music
"Wordplay" in visual bar notation — see every note as a colored bar on the staff. Easier to read than traditional sheet music. Scrolls automatically as you play. Key of G, 92 BPM.
Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.
Lyrics
I’ve been all a round the world.
I’ve been a new who sen re sa tion.
But it (Am)does n’t real ly mat ter in this g gen er a tion.
The (G)soph to ’more a slump ble in is the an up ics, hill nev er bat tle, when but (Am)some one said that ain’t my tongue scene.
tied.
’Cause they need a (Em7)new song like a new re li gion, (G)mu sic for the tel e vi sion.
(Am)I can’t do the long di vi sion.
Some one do the math ’fore the (Em7)rec ord la bel puts me on a (G)shelf up in the freez er.
(Am)Got ta find an oth er way to live the life of lei sure.
So I (Em)drop my top, mix and I min gle.
Is (Am7)ev ’ry bod y read y for the sin gle?
And it goes: (G)La, la, (C)la, la, la.
Now, lis ten close ly to the verse I lay.
La, la, (C)la, la, la.
It’s all a bout the word play.
I, la, (C)la, la, love
the won der ful thing it does be cause, be (Em7)cause I am the wiz ard of oohs and (D)ahs and fa la la’s, yeah, the (Csus2)Mis ter A to Z.
They say I’m all a bout the word play.
When it’s time to get ill, I got your rem e dy.
For those who don’t re mem ber me, well, (Am)let me in tro duce you to my style.
gen er a tion.
I (G)try to keep a jum ble in is the an lyr ics, hill nev er mum ble when the (Am)mu sic’s mak ing peo ple tongue scene.
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’Cause You want a (Em7)new song like a new re li gion, (G)mu sic for the tel e vi sion.
(Am)I can’t do the long di vi sion.
Some one do the math ’fore the (Em7)peo ple write me off like I’m a (G)one up hit the won der.
(Am)Got ta find an oth er way to keep from go ing un der.
So Pull (Em)out the stops.
Got your at ten tion.
I (Am7)guess it’s time a gain for me to men tion the word play.
(G)La, la, (C)la, la, la.
Now, lis ten close ly to the words I say.
La, la, (C)la, la, la.
I’m stick ing to the word play.
I, la, (C)la, la, love,
the won der ful thing it does be cause, be (Em7)cause I am the wiz ard of oohs and (D)ahs and fa la la’s, yeah, the (Csus2)Mis ter A to Z.
They say I’m all a bout the word play.
When it’s time to get ill, (Csus2)Mis ter A to Z.
They say I’m all a bout the word play.
I built a (Am6)bridge a cross a stream of con scious ness.
It al ways seems to be a (B)flow ing.
But I don’t know which way my brain is go ing.
All the (Em)rhym ing and the tim ing keep the (D)mel o dies in side me, ev er (C)climb ing till I’m run ning out of air.
Are you pre (Am6)pared to take a dive in to the deep end of my head?
Are you lis ten ing to a sin gle word I’ve said?
I love the won der ful thing it does be cause, be (Em)cause of the oohs and ahs and fa la (D)la’s, fall back in love with the (Csus2)Mis ter A to Z, they say, is all a bout the word play.
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How to Play "Wordplay" on Piano
- 1Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.