Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Perfectly Wrong on piano
By Shawn Mendes
- F major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–V–vi–I loop
- 2018
- Medium
Learn Perfectly Wrong in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bb – C – Dm – F
Perfectly Wrong sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G; Dm is D, F and A; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIVCVDmviFI- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Busy rocking
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF
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Questions about Perfectly Wrong
What chords are in Perfectly Wrong?
The loop is Bb – C – Dm – F (IV – V – vi – I) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Perfectly Wrong in?
F major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Perfectly Wrong?
Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Perfectly Wrong 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.