Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Wheel Of Fortune on piano

Written by Bennie Benjamin & George Weiss

Tuning the piano…

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Learn Wheel Of Fortune in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Csus4 – C – F#dim – G7
How it goes
Wheel Of Fortune sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Csus4 is C, F and G; C is C, E and G; F#dim is F#, A and C; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Csus4Isus4CIF#dim#iv°G7V7
- Csus4C · F · G
- CC · E · G
- F#dimF# · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
2
Left hand: Three-step climb
How it goes
Root, fifth, octave, then let it ring. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Three-step climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
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 96 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 – G – C
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC
- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D