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How to play I Wish I Could Go Back To College on piano
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- A major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Medium
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Learn I Wish I Could Go Back To College in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – A – E – F#m
How it goes
I Wish I Could Go Back To College sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; A is A, C# and E; E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmivAIEVF#mvi- DmD · F · A
- AA · C# · E
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
How it goes
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Gear-shift chords
How it goes
Quick even chords that skip beat 3, like an engine changing gear. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 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: D – E – A
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DEA- DD · F# · A
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Questions about I Wish I Could Go Back To College
What chords are in I Wish I Could Go Back To College?
The loop is Dm – A – E – F#m (iv – I – V – vi) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I Wish I Could Go Back To College in?
A major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Wish I Could Go Back To College?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is I Wish I Could Go Back To College 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.