Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Eb – F – Dm – Gm
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIVFVDmiiiGmvi
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- GmG · Bb · D
23 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Busy rocking
A low root, then quick notes rocking between two higher keys. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5 (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 200 songs of the library.
Busy rockingBroken chord · BalladLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Slow-down chords
Quick chords rush through the first half, then slow down to land on 4. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Slow-down chordsSyncopated chords · 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: Eb – F – Bb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
- BbBb · D · F

What chords are in Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?

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

What key is Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again in?

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

What does the left hand play in Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again?

Busy rocking: broken chord 1-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again 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.