Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Bella Luna on piano
Written by Jason Mraz & William Galewood
- A minor
- 4/4
- 120 BPM
- 2005
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Bella Luna in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Am – Bm – E – Am
How it goes
Bella Luna sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Am is A, C and E; Bm is B, D and F#; E is E, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AmiBmiiEVAmi- AmA · C · E
- BmB · D · F#
- EE · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
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 120 BPM
How it goes
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: F – G – Am
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGAm- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
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Questions about Bella Luna
What chords are in Bella Luna?
The loop is Am – Bm – E – Am (i – ii – V – i) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Bella Luna in?
A minor, at about 120 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bella Luna?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bella Luna 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.