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How to play Navidad En El Rocío on piano
Written by José M. Maldonado
- F major
- 3/4
- 135 BPM
- I–ii–iii–ii loop
- 2002
- Medium
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Learn Navidad En El Rocío in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Gm – Am – Gm
How it goes
Navidad En El Rocío sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Gm is G, Bb and D; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIGmiiAmiiiGmii- FF · A · C
- GmG · Bb · D
- AmA · C · E
- 2
Left hand: Oom-pah-pah
How it goes
One strong beat and two light ones: a dance in three. Musicians call it waltz oom-pah-pah (waltz), an easy pattern heard in 526 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Spinning-top chords
How it goes
Six even chords in a three-beat bar, spinning round and round. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 135 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: F – C7 – F
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FC7F- C7C · E · G · Bb
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Questions about Navidad En El Rocío
What chords are in Navidad En El Rocío?
The loop is F – Gm – Am – Gm (I – ii – iii – ii) in F major, and the song ends on F – C7 – F.
What key is Navidad En El Rocío in?
F major, at about 135 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Navidad En El Rocío?
Oom-pah-pah: waltz oom-pah-pah, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Navidad En El Rocío 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.