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How to play Divenire on piano

By Ludovico Einaudi

  • A minor
  • 6/8
  • 90 BPM
  • 2006
  • Medium
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Left hand Swelling 6/8The right hand sings the tuneChords worked out from the notes of the famous part

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Learn Divenire in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: Am – C – G – Dm – Am – C – G – Dm

    How it goes

    Divenire sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 8 chords: Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G; G is G, B and D; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    AmiCIIIGVIIDmivAmiCIIIGVIIDmiv
    • AmA · C · E
    • CC · E · G
    • GG · B · D
    • DmD · F · A
  2. 2

    Left hand: Swelling 6/8

    How it goes

    Rises to the top and falls back in one rocking six-note wave. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 73 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    How it goes

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 90 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. 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

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Questions about Divenire

What chords are in Divenire?

The loop is Am – C – G – Dm – Am – C – G – Dm (i – III – VII – iv – i – III – VII – iv) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.

What key is Divenire in?

A minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 6/8.

What does the left hand play in Divenire?

Swelling 6/8: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10-8-5 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Divenire easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 8 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Divenire?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.

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