In terms of chords and melody, Wishing Well is more complex than the typical song, having above average scores in Chord Complexity, Melodic Complexity, Chord Progression Novelty and Chord-Bass Melody.
Wishing Well is written in the key of B♭ Mixolydian. According to the Theorytab database, it is the 7th most popular key among Mixolydian keys and the 38th most popular among all keys. The B♭ Mixolydian scale is similar to the B♭ Major scale except that its 7th note (A♭) is a half step lower. Mixolydian chord progressions are heavily featured in many genres of music like classic rock, which relies on the major chord built on the 7th scale degree. See the B♭ Mixolydian Cheat Sheet for popular chords, chord progressions, downloadable midi files and more!