Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Felices Los 4 on piano
By Maluma
- F major
- 2/2
- 160 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
Learn Felices Los 4 in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – C – F – Dm
Felices Los 4 sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C is C, E and G; F is F, A and C; Dm is D, F and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiCVFIDmvi- GmG · Bb · D
- CC · E · G
- FF · A · C
- DmD · F · A
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah
A bass note, then three soft chords: oom, pah, pah, pah. Musicians call it bass + chords (stride & boom-chick), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 160 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Felices Los 4
What chords are in Felices Los 4?
The loop is Gm – C – F – Dm (ii – V – I – vi) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Felices Los 4 in?
F major, at about 160 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Felices Los 4?
Oom-pah: bass + chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Felices Los 4 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.