Piano chords · Old-time stride
How to play Todo Fue on piano
- D major
- 2/4
- 60 BPM
- 1962
- Medium
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Learn Todo Fue in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F#7 – Bm – C#7 – F#7
How it goes
Todo Fue sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F#7 is F#, A#, C# and E; Bm is B, D and F#; C#7 is C#, E#, G# and B. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
F#7III7BmviC#7VII7F#7III7- F#7F# · A# · C# · E
- BmB · D · F#
- C#7C# · E# · G# · B
- 2
Left hand: Polka oom-pah
How it goes
One bass note and three quick chords: a bouncy polka. Musicians call it bass + chords (2/4) (stride & boom-chick), a medium pattern heard in 86 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 60 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: G – A – D
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
GAD- GG · B · D
- AA · C# · E
- DD · F# · A
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Questions about Todo Fue
What chords are in Todo Fue?
The loop is F#7 – Bm – C#7 – F#7 (III7 – vi – VII7 – III7) in D major, and the song ends on G – A – D.
What key is Todo Fue in?
D major, at about 60 beats a minute in 2/4.
What does the left hand play in Todo Fue?
Polka oom-pah: bass + chords (2/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Todo Fue 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.