Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Patricia, It’s Patricia on piano
Written by Dámaso Pérez Prado
- C major
- 2/2
- 120 BPM
- 1958
- Medium
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Learn Patricia, It’s Patricia in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Dm – G7 – C – G7
How it goes
Patricia, It’s Patricia sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DmiiG7V7CIG7V7- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Island zigzag
How it goes
A jump up, then down past the start, in the three-three-two rhythm. Musicians call it broken chord 8-12-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 302 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
How it goes
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 120 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: C – G7 – C
How it goes
The last chords are I – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CG7C
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Questions about Patricia, It’s Patricia
What chords are in Patricia, It’s Patricia?
The loop is Dm – G7 – C – G7 (ii – V7 – I – V7) in C major, and the song ends on C – G7 – C.
What key is Patricia, It’s Patricia in?
C major, at about 120 beats a minute in 2/2.
What does the left hand play in Patricia, It’s Patricia?
Island zigzag: broken chord 8-12-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Patricia, It’s Patricia 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 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.