The Wind Beneath My Wings Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn The Wind Beneath My Wings in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – C – D – G
How it goes
The Wind Beneath My Wings sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVDVGI
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
215 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Dreamy wave
How it goes
Rolls up through a soft extra note: a dreamy, open, modern sound. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-9-10 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 129 songs of the library.
Dreamy waveOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pop stabsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 120 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.
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Ending: C – D – G
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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What chords are in The Wind Beneath My Wings?

The loop is G – C – D – G (I – IV – V – I) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is The Wind Beneath My Wings in?

G major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in The Wind Beneath My Wings?

Dreamy wave: open arpeggio 1-5-9-10, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is The Wind Beneath My Wings 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.