Piano Notes for Chiquitita
Key Information for Chiquitita
Key Signature: Three sharps (F#, C#, G#)
Scale: A Major Scale (three black keys)
A Major Scale Notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#
Tempo: 84 bpm
Time Signature: 4/4
Difficulty Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Same Notes, but on a Different Scale
The relative minor of A major is F# minor (same notes, different order).
F# minor Scale Notes: F#, G#, A, B, C#, D, E
Chiquitita Piano Tutorial
Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast (16th note of sheet music).
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes (quarter note, half note, or a whole note of sheet music).
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Chords: Bold red text inside square brackets [chord]. Play the chords for the song Chiquitita at this point in the song.
Chiquitita Piano Notes
Verse 1
(C# D) E F# (E D) C# E ~~~
Chiquitita, tell me what’s wrong
(C# D) E~ F#~ E D C# (*B~)
You’re enchained by your own sorrow
G#~~ (F# G#) A~~ F# E~~ (*B C#) D~ D~ D C# *B C#~~~
In your eyes, there is no hope for tomorrow
(C# D) E F# (E D) C# E~~~
How I hate to see you like this
(C# D) E~ F#~ G# (F# E) G# E~~~
There is no way you can deny it
G#~~ (F# G#) A~~ F# E~~ (*B C#) D~ D~ D C# *B *A~~~
I can see that you’re oh, so sad, so quiet
Verse 2
(C# D) E F# (E D) C# E~~~
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
(C# D) E~ F#~ E D C#~ *B~~
I’m a shoulder you can cry on
G#~~ (F# G#) A~~ F# E~~ (*B C#) D~ D~ D C# *B C#~~~
Your best friend, I’m the one you must rely on
(C# D) E F# (E D) C# E~~~
You were always sure of yourself
(C# D) E~ F#~ G# (F# E) G# E~~~
Now I see you broken and fettered
G#~~ (F# G#) A~~ F# E~~
(*B C# ) D~ (D D ) C# *B *A~~~
I hope we can patch it up together
Chorus
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A~~~
Chiquitita, you and I know
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A
How the heartaches come and they go
G# A E C# C#~~~
And the scars they’re leaving
C# (D E ) F# G# (A) G#~~
You’ll be dancing once again
(F# G#) A~~
And the pain will end
F# E~~ (*B C#) D~ D~ D C# *B C#~~~
You will have no time for grieving
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A~~~
Chiquitita, you and I cry
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A
But the sun is still in the sky
B C#* (B A) C#* A~~
And shining above you
C# (D E ) F# G# A G#~~
Let me hear you sing once more
(F# G#) A~~ F# E~~
Like you did before
(*B C#) D~ D~ D (C# *B ) *A~~~
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
B~~ A G#~~ (F#) (G#) A~~ F# E~~
Try once more, like you did before
(*B) (C#) D~ D~ D (C#) (*B ) *A~~~
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
Verse 3
(C# D) E F# (E D) C# E~~~
So the walls came tumbling down
(C# D) E~ F#~ E D C# *B~~~
And your love’s a blown-out candle
G#~~ (F# G#) A~~ F# E~~ (*B C#) D~ D~ D C# *B *A~~~
All is gone, and it seems too hard to handle
(C# D) E F# (E D) C# E~~~
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
(C# D) E~ F#~ G# (F# E) E E~~~
There is no way you can deny it
G#~~ (F# G#) A~~ F# E~~ (*B C#) D~ D~ D~ (C# ) *B *A~~
I see that you’re oh, so sad, so quiet
Chorus
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A~~~
Chiquitita, you and I know
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A
How the heartaches come and they go
G# A E C# C#~~~
And the scars they’re leaving
C# (D E ) F# G# (A) G#~~
You’ll be dancing once again
(F# G#) A~~
And the pain will end
F# E~~ (*B C#) D~ D~ D C# *B C#~~~
You will have no time for grieving
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A~~~
Chiquitita, you and I cry
(F# G#) A B (A G#) F# A
But the sun is still in the sky
B C#* (B A) C#* A~~
And shining above you
C# (D E ) F# G# A G#~~
Let me hear you sing once more
(F# G#) A~~ F# E~~
Like you did before
(*B C#) D~ D~ D (C# *B ) *A~~~
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
B~~ A G#~~ (F#) (G#) A~~ F# E~~
Try once more, like you did before
(*B) (C#) D~ D~ D (C#) (*B ) *A~~~
Sing a new song, Chiquitita
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