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How to play I Wish I Didn’t Love You So on piano
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- Eb major
- 2/2
- 84 BPM
- Easy
Learn I Wish I Didn’t Love You So in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Eb – Cm – Gm – Fm
I Wish I Didn’t Love You So sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Gm is G, Bb and D; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviGmiiiFmii- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- GmG · Bb · D
- FmF · Ab · C
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
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.
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Right hand: Hopscotch bells
A high bell note, a chord, a skipped beat, and one more chord. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 84 BPM
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.
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Ending: Eb – Abm – Eb
The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbmEb- AbmAb · Cb · Eb
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Questions about I Wish I Didn’t Love You So
What chords are in I Wish I Didn’t Love You So?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Gm – Fm (I – vi – iii – ii) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Abm – Eb.
What key is I Wish I Didn’t Love You So in?
Eb major, at about 84 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Wish I Didn’t Love You So?
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 Didn’t Love You So 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.