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How to play Rainbow High (from Evita) on piano
- Bb minor
- 3/4
- 90 BPM
- i–v–i–v loop
- 1976
- Medium
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Learn Rainbow High (from Evita) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm
How it goes
Rainbow High (from Evita) sits in Bb minor: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bbm is Bb, Db and F; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbmiFmvBbmiFmv- BbmBb · Db · F
- FmF · Ab · C
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Left hand: Carousel
How it goes
Boom-chick-chick, boom-chick-chick: round and round like a carousel. Musicians call it waltz 6/8 oom-pah (waltz), a medium pattern heard in 26 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: the chords, held
How it goes
In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.
- 4
Both hands at 90 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: Gb – Ab – Bbm
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GbAbBbm- GbGb · Bb · Db
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Questions about Rainbow High (from Evita)
What chords are in Rainbow High (from Evita)?
The loop is Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm (i – v – i – v) in Bb minor, and the song ends on Gb – Ab – Bbm.
What key is Rainbow High (from Evita) in?
Bb minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in Rainbow High (from Evita)?
Carousel: waltz 6/8 oom-pah, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Rainbow High (from Evita) 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.