My Wish Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn My Wish in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: E – F#m – A – B
My Wish sits in E major: E is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: E is E, G# and B; F#m is F#, A and C#; A is A, C# and E; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EIF#miiAIVBV
- EE · G# · B
- F#mF# · A · C#
- AA · C# · E
- BB · D# · F#
32 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Walking roots
One low note on every beat, steady as walking feet. Musicians call it root bass · quarters (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Walking rootsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Twinkle
Two notes twinkling back and forth. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
TwinkleTwo-note ostinato · BalladRight handMedium
4
Both hands at 138 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: A – B – E
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABE

What chords are in My Wish?

The loop is E – F#m – A – B (I – ii – IV – V) in E major, and the song ends on A – B – E.

What key is My Wish in?

E major, at about 138 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in My Wish?

Walking roots: root bass · quarters, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is My Wish easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.