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La Camisa Negra: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

Written by Juan Esteban Aristizabal

  • G minor
  • 4/4
  • 95 BPM
  • 2004
  • Easy
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Left hand Seesaw bassRight hand Offbeat skankChords the loop the song repeats most

The accompaniment with every note named, bar by bar: the bar sheet shows each note as a bar on the staff with its letter inside, so you can accompany La Camisa Negra without reading music. The left hand plays seesaw bass (root–fifth 1-5-1-5) and the right hand offbeat skank.

La Camisa Negra accompaniment in letter notes

The Gm – D7 – Gm – Cm loop with seesaw bass in the left hand and offbeat skank in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 D3 G2 D3
Bar 2
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 A2 D2 A2
Bar 3
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 D3 G2 D3
Bar 4
Cm
REb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5 D5 Eb5 G5 A5 G5 Eb5 Eb5 C5
LC3 G3 C3 G3
Bar 5
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 D3 G2 D3
Bar 6
D7
RF#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5 F#4+A4+C5+D5
LD2 A2 D2 A2
Bar 7
Gm
RBb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5 Bb4+D5+F5+G5
LG2 D3 G2 D3
Bar 8
Cm
REb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5 Eb4+G4+Bb4+C5
LC3 G3 C3 G3

How to read the bar sheet

The player above shows the treble staff (right hand) over the bass staff (left hand). Every note is a bar as long as it sounds, at its place on the staff, with its name inside, and the music scrolls past a line that marks now. The chord names run along the top.

Start with the left hand alone at a slow speed, then the right, then both. When the letters feel easy, try the sheet music.

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Questions about La Camisa Negra

What are the letter notes for the La Camisa Negra piano accompaniment?

Bar by bar, both hands: the bar sheet on this page names every note of the accompaniment (C4 is middle C) and plays along. The loop is Gm – D7 – Gm – Cm, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in La Camisa Negra?

The loop is Gm – D7 – Gm – Cm (i – V7 – i – iv) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.

What key is La Camisa Negra in?

G minor, at about 95 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in La Camisa Negra?

Seesaw bass: root–fifth 1-5-1-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is La Camisa Negra 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.