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How to play Alucinado on piano
Written by Tiziano Ferro & Ignacio Ballesteros
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 90 BPM
- 2001
- Medium
Learn Alucinado in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Fm – Eb – Cm – Bb
Alucinado sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Bb is Bb, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmiiEbICmviBbV- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- BbBb · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Cartwheel heartbeat
Five evenly spaced notes roll across the beats, then land on 4. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 89 songs of the library.
- 3
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.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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.
- 5
Ending: Cm – Bb – Eb
The last chords are vi – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CmBbEb
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Questions about Alucinado
What chords are in Alucinado?
The loop is Fm – Eb – Cm – Bb (ii – I – vi – V) in Eb major, and the song ends on Cm – Bb – Eb.
What key is Alucinado in?
Eb major, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Alucinado?
Cartwheel heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 1a · 2& · 3e · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Alucinado 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.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.