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Italian folk song, sung by the partisans

Bella Ciao

Traditional Italian song, 19th century · 40 keys · Easy

About the piece

Bella Ciao grew out of a folk song of the rice-field workers of northern Italy. After the Second World War it became the song of the Italian partisans, and it has since been sung around the world, lately again thanks to the series Money Heist.

You play the first verse, one hand, moved a tone lower to fit the 17 keys.

Key
A minor
Played in
G minor, a tone lower
Time
4/4
Keys
40
Licence
Public domain

Bella Ciao letters

The whole passage, as letters to type. P is a black key; a dash holds the note a little longer.

S G H U G - S G H U G -
S G H U - H G U - H G L -
L - L - L K L P P - P L
K P L - L K U - H - L - U H G -
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