Wrapped Up Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Wrapped Up in 5 steps

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

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Chords: Gb – Ab – Bbm – Ab
Wrapped Up sits in Db major: Db is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gb is Gb, Bb and Db; Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bbm is Bb, Db and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GbIVAbVBbmviAbV
- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbmBb · Db · F
34 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Tumbling heartbeat
Quick notes tumble forward from the start and land on beat 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 112 songs of the library.
Tumbling heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pumping chordsPumping 8ths · RockRight handMedium
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Both hands at 125 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: Gb – Ab – Db
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbDb
- DbDb · F · Ab

What chords are in Wrapped Up?

The loop is Gb – Ab – Bbm – Ab (IV – V – vi – V) in Db major, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Db.

What key is Wrapped Up in?

Db major, at about 125 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Wrapped Up?

Tumbling heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3& · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Wrapped Up 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.