I Wish I Wasn't — Beginner Piano Tutorial

Learn "I Wish I Wasn't" on piano — perfect for absolute beginners. Large color-coded notes show you exactly which keys to press. No music reading required. Key of C, 80 BPM.

Tip: Break this song into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo.

Lyrics

I’m home a (G)lone a (Fmaj7)gain and you’re out hang ing with your (Fmaj7)friends, so you (Cmaj7)say. Some how I (Am7)know it’s not (Am7)quite that way. It’s (Fmaj7)get ting (G)pret ty (Fmaj7)late and you have n’t checked on (G)me all (Fmaj7)day. When I (Cmaj7)called you did n’t an swer. Now I’m (Am7)feel ing like you’re ig (C)nor ing me. (G)I (C)wish (G)I (C)could go (F)back to the (Am7)day be fore we met and (C9sus)skip my (C9)re grets. I wish I (Dm7)was n’t in love with (Am7)you so you could n’t (Em7)hurt (Fmaj7)me. It just ain’t (Dm7)fair the way you treat (Am7)me. No, you don’t de (Em7)serve (Fmaj7)me. Wast ing my (Dm7)time think in’ ’bout (Am7)you and you ain’t nev (Em7)er gon’ (Fmaj7)change. I wish I (Dm7)was n’t in love with (Am7)you so I would n’t (Em7)feel this (Fmaj7)way. When you touch me my heart melts (and ev ’ry thing you did (G)wrong I for (Fmaj7)give). So you (Cmaj7)play me and take ad van tage of the love that I feel for you. (Fmaj7)Why you wan na (G)hurt me so (Fmaj7)bad? I be lieved in you that’s why I’m (Fmaj7)so mad. Now I’m (Cmaj7)drown ing in dis ap point ment and it’s hard for me to e ven (Am7)look at you. (G)I (C)wish (G)I (C)could go (F)back to the (Am7)day be fore we met and (Gm7)skip my (C7)re grets I wish I (G)feel this (Fmaj7)way. Said you care ’bout me but from what I see, I ain’t feel in’ all that, so I dis a gree. Gave you all my love and un der stand ing, yet you treat ed (D7)me like your en e my. So leave me a lone, don’t want noth ing from you. Just go (Am)back where you (G)came from. This (Fmaj7)house is no (Em7)long er your (Dm7)home. You’re not (Cmaj7)wel come no, no, no more, no more. (CN.C.)I wish I (Ebm7)was n’t in love with (Bbm7)you so you could n’t (Fm7)hurt (Gbmaj7)me. It just ain’t (Ebm7)fair the way you treat (Bbm7)me. You don’t de (Fm7)serve (Gbmaj7)me. (CN.C.)I wish I (Em7)was n’t in love with (Bm7)you so you could n’t (F#m7)hurt (Gmaj7)me. It just ain’t (Em7)fair the way you treat (Bm7)me. No you don’t de (F#m7)serve (Gmaj7)me.

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Song Details

Category
Pop
Key
C
Tempo
80 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "I Wish I Wasn't" on Piano

  1. 1
    Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
  2. 2
    Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
  3. 3
    Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
  4. 4
    Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
  5. 5
    Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.