Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Embrujo on piano
By Romualdo L. Brito Perez
- D major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- 1985
- Medium
Learn Embrujo in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Bm – A – G – F#7
Embrujo sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bm is B, D and F#; A is A, C# and E; G is G, B and D; F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BmviAVGIVF#7III7- BmB · D · F#
- AA · C# · E
- GG · B · D
- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: a gentle Brazilian sway. Musicians call it root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of 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 100 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: G – A – D
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Embrujo
What chords are in Embrujo?
The loop is Bm – A – G – F#7 (vi – V – IV – III7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Embrujo in?
D major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Embrujo?
Bossa sway: root bass · bossa (1 · 2& · 3 · 4&), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Embrujo 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.