Three Coins In The Fountain Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Three Coins In The Fountain in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Eb – Cm7
How it goes
Three Coins In The Fountain sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 6 chords: Bb7 is Bb, D, F and Ab; Fm is F, Ab and C; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; Cm7 is C, Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
Bb7V7FmiiBb7V7EbIEbICm7vi7
- Bb7Bb · D · F · Ab
- FmF · Ab · C
- EbEb · G · Bb
- Cm7C · Eb · G · Bb
13 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Rolling waves
How it goes
Rolls up to the high third and back down, like a wave on the shore. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-10-5 (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 545 songs of the library.
Rolling wavesOpen arpeggio · BalladLeft handMedium
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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 100 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: Eb – Fm – Eb
How it goes
The last chords are I – ii – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFmEb

What chords are in Three Coins In The Fountain?

The loop is Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Eb – Cm7 (V7 – ii – V7 – I – vi7 – V7) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Fm – Eb.

What key is Three Coins In The Fountain in?

Eb major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Three Coins In The Fountain?

Rolling waves: open arpeggio 1-5-10-5, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Three Coins In The Fountain easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 6 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Can I hear the real melody of Three Coins In The Fountain?

Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.