Piano chords · Dreamy ballad

How to play Wildflowers on piano

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Learn Wildflowers in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Bb – Eb – Bb – F
Wildflowers sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEbIVBbIFV
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
144 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Freight-train bounce
Root, up, down low, up: the chugging bass of folk guitar songs. Musicians call it broken chord 8-10-5-10 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 32 songs of the library.
Freight-train bounceBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Soft chords
Soft chords on beats 1, 3 and 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Soft chordsBlock chords · BalladRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 140 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: Bb – F – Bb
The last chords are I – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbFBb

What chords are in Wildflowers?

The loop is Bb – Eb – Bb – F (I – IV – I – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – F – Bb.

What key is Wildflowers in?

Bb major, at about 140 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Wildflowers?

Freight-train bounce: broken chord 8-10-5-10, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wildflowers 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.