Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Patricia on piano
By Perez Prado
- C major
- 4/4
- 152 BPM
- 1958
- Medium
Learn Patricia in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Em – D#dim – Dm – G7
Patricia sits in C major: C is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; D#dim is D#, F# and A; Dm is D, F and A; G7 is G, B, D and F. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmiiiD#dimbiii°DmiiG7V7- EmE · G · B
- D#dimD# · F# · A
- DmD · F · A
- G7G · B · D · F
- 2
Left hand: Froggy bounce
Fifth, high root, low root, high root: a jolly hopping country bass. Musicians call it broken chord 5-8-1-8 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 133 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Rocking thirds
Two neighbouring chord notes rocking back and forth, soft and sweet. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 152 BPM
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 – G – C
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FGC- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Patricia
What chords are in Patricia?
The loop is Em – D#dim – Dm – G7 (iii – biiio – ii – V7) in C major, and the song ends on F – G – C.
What key is Patricia in?
C major, at about 152 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Patricia?
Froggy bounce: broken chord 5-8-1-8, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is 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 one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.