When You Wish Upon A Star Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn When You Wish Upon A Star in 5 steps

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

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Chords: C – D#dim – Dm – F – G7 – C – G7
When You Wish Upon A Star sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 7 chords: C is C, E and G; D#dim is D#, F# and A; Dm is D, F and A; F 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.
CID#dimbiii°DmiiFIVG7V7CIG7V7
- CC · E · G
- D#dimD# · F# · A
- DmD · F · A
- FF · A · C
- G7G · B · D · F
414 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Lazy footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 120 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: F – G7 – C
The last chords are IV – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FG7C

What chords are in When You Wish Upon A Star?

The loop is C – D#dim – Dm – F – G7 – C – G7 (I – biii° – ii – IV – V7 – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G7 – C.

What key is When You Wish Upon A Star in?

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

What does the left hand play in When You Wish Upon A Star?

Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is When You Wish Upon A Star easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 7 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Can I hear the real melody of When You Wish Upon A Star?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the intro of the song from a score, with both hands.