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How to play I Wish You Love on piano

By Gloria Lynne

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Learn I Wish You Love in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Fm7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Fm7
How it goes
I Wish You Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: Fm7 is F, Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Ebmaj7 is Eb, G, Bb and D; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Fm7ii7BbVEbmaj7Imaj7EbIEbmaj7Imaj7EbIFm7ii7
- Fm7F · Ab · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- Ebmaj7Eb · G · Bb · D
- EbEb · G · Bb
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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.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Hopscotch bells
How it goes
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.
Hopscotch bellsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in I Wish You Love?

The loop is Fm7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Fm7 (ii7 – V – Imaj7 – I – Imaj7 – I – ii7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.

What key is I Wish You Love in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in I Wish You Love?

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 You Love easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of I Wish You Love?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.

Made from 3 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.