The Wrong Direction Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Wrong Direction in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

1
Chords: Bb – F – C – Dm
How it goes
The Wrong Direction sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; F is F, A and C; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVFICVDmvi
- BbBb · D · F
- FF · A · C
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
141 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Bossa swayRoot bass rhythm · Bossa novaLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Falling stars
How it goes
Three high notes fall over and over, like stars dropping from the sky. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Falling starsFalling arpeggio · Film scoreRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 128 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: Bb – C – F
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF

What chords are in The Wrong Direction?

The loop is Bb – F – C – Dm (IV – I – V – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.

What key is The Wrong Direction in?

F major, at about 128 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in The Wrong Direction?

Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Wrong Direction 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.