Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play My Only Wish This Year on piano
Written by Brian Kierulf & Joshua Schwartz
- C major
- 4/4
- 140 BPM
- I–vi–IV–Vsus loop
- 2000
- Easy
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Learn My Only Wish This Year in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: C – Am – F – Gsus4
How it goes
My Only Wish This Year sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E; F is F, A and C; Gsus4 is G, C and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
CIAmviFIVGsus4Vsus4- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
- FF · A · C
- Gsus4G · C · D
- 2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
How it goes
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: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 140 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: F – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FG7C- G7G · B · D · F
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Questions about My Only Wish This Year
What chords are in My Only Wish This Year?
The loop is C – Am – F – Gsus4 (I – vi – IV – Vsus) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.
What key is My Only Wish This Year in?
C major, at about 140 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in My Only Wish This Year?
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 My Only Wish This Year 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.