Piano chords · Old-time stride

How to play La fin del mundo on piano

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Learn La fin del mundo in 5 steps

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

1
Chords: Fm – C7 – Fm – C7
How it goes
La fin del mundo sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Fm is F, Ab and C; C7 is C, E, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FmviC7III7FmviC7III7
- FmF · Ab · C
- C7C · E · G · Bb
24 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Brass-band march
How it goes
A bold open chord, then a low note: oom-pah like a marching band. Musicians call it lh power fifths (2/4) (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in 234 songs of the library.
Brass-band marchLeft-hand chords · StrideLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Marching chords
How it goes
Two chords per bar, left-right, like a happy little march. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Marching chordsBlock chords · StrideRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 85 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: Db – Eb – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
- AbAb · C · Eb

What chords are in La fin del mundo?

The loop is Fm – C7 – Fm – C7 (vi – III7 – vi – III7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.

What key is La fin del mundo in?

Ab major, at about 85 beats a minute in 2/4.

What does the left hand play in La fin del mundo?

Brass-band march: lh power fifths (2/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is La fin del mundo 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.