Wistful chord loop
i-bVI-bIII-bVII: a chord loop of 4 bars that comes round again and again.
How to play it
Learn the chords
In A minor the loop is Am, F, C and G, one chord a bar. Then it starts again.
Left hand
Play the root of each chord, the note it is named after: A, F, C and G.
Both hands
The right hand holds the whole chord while the left hand plays its root. Go round the loop slowly, then faster.
Am F C G songs
Songs that go round i-bVI-bIII-bVII, each in its own key.
- Hall Of FameThe Script featuring will.i.am
- FadedAlan Walker
- All Of MeJohn Legend
- Are You With MeLost Frequencies
- DespacitoLuis Fonsi
- Let Her GoPassenger
- Eenie MeenieSean Kingston & Justin Bieber
- One DayHans Zimmer
- 1973James Blunt
- Written In The StarsTinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner
- I Need My GirlThe National
- My Happy EndingAvril Lavigne
- TryColbie Caillat
- PoisonAlice Cooper
- If I Were A BoyBeyonce
- Never Be AloneShawn Mendes
- You're Not SorryTaylor Swift
- Echoes In RainEnya
- InnocenceAvril Lavigne
- BailandoEnrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona
- RoadsPortishead
- IssuesJulia Michaels
- Scared To Be LonelyMartin Garrix & Dua Lipa
- In My HeadJason Derulo
Questions
What chords are in the Wistful chord loop?
In A minor it is Am, F, C and G: i-bVI-bIII-bVII in roman numerals. In any other key the numerals stay the same and the chords move with them.
How do you play it on piano?
The left hand plays the root of each chord and the right hand holds the chord, one chord a bar. In another key the chords move with it.
Which songs use the Wistful loop?
Hall Of Fame by The Script featuring will.i.am, Faded by Alan Walker and All Of Me by John Legend use the Wistful loop. The songs on this page all go round these chords, the most played first.