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How to play The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) on piano
By Gino Paoli
- Eb major
- 3/4
- 120 BPM
- I–vi–ii–V7 loop
- 1961
- Medium
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Learn The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7
How it goes
The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm is C, Eb and G; Fm is F, Ab and C; Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EbICmviFmiiBb7V7- EbEb · G · Bb
- CmC · Eb · G
- FmF · Ab · C
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- 2
Left hand: Moonlit waves
How it goes
Rolls up to a high note and back down, slow and wide in three. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 84 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Waltz bells
How it goes
A single high note, then two chords: ding, dong, dong in three. 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: Fm – Bb7 – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are ii – V7 – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
FmBb7Eb
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Questions about The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)
What chords are in The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)?
The loop is Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb7 (I – vi – ii – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Fm – Bb7 – Eb.
What key is The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) in?
Eb major, at about 120 beats a minute in 3/4.
What does the left hand play in The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine)?
Moonlit waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is The Phoenix Love Theme (Senza Fine) 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.