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Bemba Colorá: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Jose Claro Fumero

  • Ab major
  • 2/2
  • 160 BPM
  • 1947
  • Easy
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Left hand Island seesawRight hand Pop stabsChords the loop the song repeats most

Play the full song with sheet music

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany Bemba Colorá without reading music. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand pop stabs.

Bemba Colorá accompaniment in letter notes

The Fm – Db – C7 – Fm loop with island seesaw in the left hand and pop stabs in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Fm
RAb4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 C3 F2
Bar 2
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Ab3 Db3
Bar 3
C7
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 4
Fm
RAb4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4+C5+Eb5+F5 G6 F6 Eb6 Db6 C6 Bb5 Ab5 G5
LF2 C3 F2
Bar 5
Fm
RAb4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 C3 F2
Bar 6
Db
RF4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5 F4+Ab4+Db5
LDb3 Ab3 Db3
Bar 7
C7
RE4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5 E4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3 G3 C3
Bar 8
Fm
RAb4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4+C5+Eb5+F5 Ab4+C5+Eb5+F5
LF2 C3 F2

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about Bemba Colorá

What are the letter notes for the Bemba Colorá piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Fm – Db – C7 – Fm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Bemba Colorá?

The loop is Fm – Db – C7 – Fm (vi – IV – III7 – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is Bemba Colorá in?

Ab major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in Bemba Colorá?

Island seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-1, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Bemba Colorá easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.