Piano chords · Bossa beach
How to play Eres Tú/Touch The Wind on piano
Written by Juan C. Calderon
- Eb major
- 4/4
- 75 BPM
- I–V–IV–I loop
- 1972
- Medium
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Learn Eres Tú/Touch The Wind in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb
How it goes
Eres Tú/Touch The Wind sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIBbVAbIVEbI- EbEb · G · Bb
- BbBb · D · F
- AbAb · C · Eb
- 2
Left hand: Bossa sway
How it goes
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: Waterfall
How it goes
Down from the top and splashing between two notes, over and over. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 75 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: Eb – Ab – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb
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Questions about Eres Tú/Touch The Wind
What chords are in Eres Tú/Touch The Wind?
The loop is Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb (I – V – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.
What key is Eres Tú/Touch The Wind in?
Eb major, at about 75 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Eres Tú/Touch The Wind?
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 Eres Tú/Touch The Wind 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.