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How to play Un Dia Llegara on piano

By Josh Groban

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Left hand Waltz rockingRight hand Swaying waltz chordsChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn Un Dia Llegara in 5 steps

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

  1. 1

    Chords: Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm

    How it goes

    Un Dia Llegara sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Dm is D, F and A; Gm is G, Bb and D; A7 is A, C#, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    DmiGmivA7V7Dmi
    • DmD · F · A
    • GmG · Bb · D
    • A7A · C# · E · G
    24 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Waltz rocking

    How it goes

    Three quick notes up to the top, then one long note back down. Musicians call it broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4) (broken chord), a medium pattern heard in 70 songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: Swaying waltz chords

    How it goes

    Two waltz chords, then a late top note after beat 3 that leans forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 96 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. 5

    Ending: Bb – C – Dm

    How it goes

    The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    BbCDm
    • BbBb · D · F
    • CC · E · G

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Questions about Un Dia Llegara

What chords are in Un Dia Llegara?

The loop is Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm (i – iv – V7 – i) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.

What key is Un Dia Llegara in?

D minor, at about 96 beats a minute in 3/4.

What does the left hand play in Un Dia Llegara?

Waltz rocking: broken chord 1-5-8-5 (3/4), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Un Dia Llegara 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.