Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play I Wonder on piano
Written by Sixto Diaz Rodriguez
- A major
- 4/4
- 116 BPM
- 1990
- Easy
Learn I Wonder in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: D – E – A – Amaj7
I Wonder sits in A major: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; E is E, G# and B; A is A, C# and E; Amaj7 is A, C#, E and G#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIVEVAIAmaj7Imaj7- DD · F# · A
- EE · G# · B
- AA · C# · E
- Amaj7A · C# · E · G#
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Catch-up chords
Two chords, a late one after beat 3, then a dash to catch up. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 116 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.
- 5
Ending: D – E – A
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about I Wonder
What chords are in I Wonder?
The loop is D – E – A – Amaj7 (IV – V – I – Imaj7) in A major, and the song ends on D – E – A.
What key is I Wonder in?
A major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in I Wonder?
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 Wonder 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.
Can I hear the real melody of I Wonder?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the bass riff 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.