Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Via Con Me on piano
By Paolo Conte
- G minor
- 4/4
- 85 BPM
- i–V7–i–V7 loop
- 1981
- Medium
Learn Via Con Me in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – D7 – Gm – D7
Via Con Me sits in G minor: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; D7 is D, F#, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmiD7V7GmiD7V7- GmG · Bb · D
- D7D · F# · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Doorbell ding-dong
Two high, two low, in a lazy push rhythm: ding-ding, dong-dong. Musicians call it broken chord 8-8-5-5 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 472 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Pumping chords
A chord on every eighth note, driving the song forward. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 85 BPM
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: Eb – F – Gm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFGm- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
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Questions about Via Con Me
What chords are in Via Con Me?
The loop is Gm – D7 – Gm – D7 (i – V7 – i – V7) in G minor, and the song ends on Eb – F – Gm.
What key is Via Con Me in?
G minor, at about 85 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Via Con Me?
Doorbell ding-dong: broken chord 8-8-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Via Con Me 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.