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How to play So Wrong For Me on piano

By Cory Chisel And The Wandering Sons

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Learn So Wrong For Me in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Ebsus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb
So Wrong For Me sits in C minor: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ebsus4 is Eb, Ab and Bb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Ebsus4IIIsus4EbIIIEbsus4IIIsus4EbIII
- Ebsus4Eb · Ab · Bb
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Left hand: Oom-pah-pah
One strong beat and two light ones: a dance in three. Musicians call it waltz oom-pah-pah (waltz), an easy pattern heard in 526 songs of the library.
Oom-pah-pahWaltz · WaltzLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Sleepy waltz chords
A long chord, then a double on beat 3: a lazy, rocking waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Sleepy waltz chordsSyncopated chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 156 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.
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Ending: Ab – Bb – Cm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbCm
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- CmC · Eb · G

What chords are in So Wrong For Me?

The loop is Ebsus4 – Eb – Ebsus4 – Eb (bIIIsus – bIII – bIIIsus – bIII) in C minor, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Cm.

What key is So Wrong For Me in?

C minor, at about 156 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in So Wrong For Me?

Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is So Wrong For Me 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.