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How to play Primavera on piano
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 92 BPM
- 2006
- Medium
Learn Primavera in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Gm – Cm7 – Cm
Primavera sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Gm is G, Bb and D; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbIGmiiiCm7vi7Cmvi- EbEb · G · Bb
- GmG · Bb · D
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- 2
Left hand: Waltz ripple
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.
- 3
Right hand: Snow-globe twinkle
Two low, close notes twinkle up and back in a gentle waltz. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 92 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: Ab – Bb – Eb
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbBbEb- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
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Questions about Primavera
What chords are in Primavera?
The loop is Eb – Gm – Cm7 – Cm (I – iii – vi7 – vi) in Eb major, and the song ends on Ab – Bb – Eb.
What key is Primavera in?
Eb major, at about 92 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Primavera?
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 Primavera 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.
Can I hear the real melody of Primavera?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the main tune of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.