Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Christmas Wishes on piano
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- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn Christmas Wishes in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Fsus4 – Am – Dsus4
How it goes
Christmas Wishes sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Fsus4 is F, Bb and C; Am is A, C and E; Dsus4 is D, G and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIFsus4Isus4AmiiiDsus4VIsus4- FF · A · C
- Fsus4F · Bb · C
- AmA · C · E
- Dsus4D · G · A
- 2
Left hand: Open sky
How it goes
Root, fifth, then a high third: open and airy, the sound of a big sky. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 918 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Christmas Wishes
What chords are in Christmas Wishes?
The loop is F – Fsus4 – Am – Dsus4 (I – Isus – iii – VIsus) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Christmas Wishes in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Christmas Wishes?
Open sky: open arpeggio 1-5-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Christmas Wishes 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.