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Malagueña: easy piano accompaniment in letter notes

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  • C major
  • 4/4
  • 80 BPM
  • Easy
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Left hand Stair stepsRight hand Late-knock chordsChords 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 Malagueña without reading music. The left hand plays stair steps (broken chord 1-3-5) and the right hand late-knock chords.

Malagueña accompaniment in letter notes

The Bb – A – Bb – A loop with stair steps in the left hand and late-knock chords in the right. Notes struck together are joined with a plus; C4 is middle C.

Bar 1
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 2
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 C#3 E3
Bar 3
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 4
A
RC#4+E4+A4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4 C5 D5 E5
LA2 C#3 E3
Bar 5
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 6
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 C#3 E3
Bar 7
Bb
RD4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4 D4+F4+Bb4
LBb2 D3 F3
Bar 8
A
RC#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4 C#4+E4+A4
LA2 C#3 E3

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 Malagueña

What are the letter notes for the Malagueña 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 Bb – A – Bb – A, so the letters repeat with the chords.

What chords are in Malagueña?

The loop is Bb – A – Bb – A (bVII – VI – bVII – VI) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.

What key is Malagueña in?

C major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Malagueña?

Stair steps: broken chord 1-3-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Malagueña 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.