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How to play O Mio Babbino Caro on piano

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Learn O Mio Babbino Caro in 5 steps

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

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Chords: G – C – Am – G
How it goes
O Mio Babbino Caro sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G is G, B and D; C is C, E and G; Am is A, C and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GICIVAmiiGI
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
- AmA · C · E
25 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Waltz ripple
How it goes
A ripple of three notes in three-time. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4) (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 473 songs of the library.
Waltz rippleBroken chord · WaltzLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Waltz chords
How it goes
A chord on each of the three beats: a simple waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Waltz chordsBlock chords · WaltzRight handEasy
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Both hands at 110 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.
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Ending: Am – C – G
How it goes
The last chords are ii – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AmCG

What chords are in O Mio Babbino Caro?

The loop is G – C – Am – G (I – IV – ii – I) in G major, and the song ends on Am – C – G.

What key is O Mio Babbino Caro in?

G major, at about 110 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in O Mio Babbino Caro?

Waltz ripple: broken chord 1-5-8 (3/4), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is O Mio Babbino Caro 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.