Wish I Didn't Know Now Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Wish I Didn't Know Now 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 – Am – G – C
Wish I Didn't Know Now sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GIAmiiGICIV
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
57 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Take-off climb
Two pushes on the root, then a climb up the chord to beat 4. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 105 songs of the library.
Take-off climbBroken chord · BalladLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Rocking thirds
Two neighbouring chord notes rocking back and forth, soft and sweet. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Rocking thirdsTwo-note ostinato · PopRight handMedium
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Both hands at 100 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: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- DD · F# · A

What chords are in Wish I Didn't Know Now?

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

What key is Wish I Didn't Know Now in?

G major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Wish I Didn't Know Now?

Take-off climb: broken chord 1-1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wish I Didn't Know Now 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.