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I Wish: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Nicole C. Mullen

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Left hand Pop heartbeatRight hand Swing pushChords the loop the song repeats most

I Wish written out as piano music: the V – I – IV – V loop in D major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) and the right hand swing push.

I Wish chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in D major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

BarChordNumeralNotes
1AVA C# E
2DID F# A
3GIVG B D
4AVA C# E

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: pop heartbeat (root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3)) in the left hand and swing push in the right, over the A – D – G – A chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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Questions about I Wish

Does the sheet music for I Wish have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

What chords are in I Wish?

The loop is A – D – G – A (V – I – IV – V) in D major, and the song ends on A – G – D.

What key is I Wish in?

D major, at about 81 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Wish?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Wish 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.