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How to play I Wish You Love on piano
By Paul Young
- Eb major
- 2/2
- 92 BPM
- 1946
- Easy
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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.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Cm7
How it goes
I Wish You Love sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiBb7V7FmiiBb7V7EbICm7vi7EbICm7vi7- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- 2
Left hand: Pausing footsteps
How it goes
Three even steps, then a quiet beat to breathe. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 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.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: 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
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about I Wish You Love
What chords are in I Wish You Love?
The loop is Fm – Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Cm7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7 – I – vi7 – I – vi7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is I Wish You Love in?
Eb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in I Wish You Love?
Pausing footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3, 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 8 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 main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.