Bemba Colorá: piano accompaniment sheet music

Written by Jose Claro Fumero

Ab major
2/2
160 BPM
1947
Easy

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Bemba Colorá written out as piano music: the vi – IV – III7 – vi loop in Ab major for both hands, with chord names and finger numbers. Press play and follow the cursor. The left hand plays island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) and the right hand pop stabs.

Bemba Colorá chord chart

The loop once round, bar by bar, in Ab major. The roman numeral says the chord's place in the key, so the same chart works in any key.

Bar	Chord	Numeral	Notes
1	Fm	vi	F Ab C
2	Db	IV	Db F Ab
3	C7	III7	C E G Bb
4	Fm	vi	F Ab C

What the sheet music shows

The grand staff: the right hand on the treble staff, the left hand on the bass staff, with the chord names above and a finger number on each note (1 is the thumb). It is the accompaniment: island seesaw (root–fifth 1-5-1) in the left hand and pop stabs in the right, over the Fm – Db – C7 – Fm chords.

Press play and a cursor follows the music. Above it, Colours paints each note in its key’s colour and Note names writes its letter on its head.

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The same left hand: Island seesaw

About this pattern

Questions about Bemba Colorá

Does the sheet music for Bemba Colorá have finger numbers?

Yes: every note of both hands has its finger number, 1 being the thumb. To read the notes alone, turn Fingers off above the music.

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.