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How to play Piel Canela on piano
By Bobby Capo
- F major
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- 1953
- Medium
Learn Piel Canela in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – C7 – F – G#dim
Piel Canela sits in F major: F is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; C7 is C, E, G and Bb; F is F, A and C; G#dim is G#, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiiC7V7FIG#dimbiii°- GmG · Bb · D
- C7C · E · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- G#dimG# · B · D
- 2
Left hand: Lazy footsteps
One long low note, then two calm steps to finish the bar. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 3 · 4 (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
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 110 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: Bb – C – F
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCF- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
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Questions about Piel Canela
What chords are in Piel Canela?
The loop is Gm – C7 – F – G#dim (ii – V7 – I – biiio) in F major, and the song ends on Bb – C – F.
What key is Piel Canela in?
F major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Piel Canela?
Lazy footsteps: root bass · 1 · 3 · 4, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Piel Canela 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.