Santa Lucia

Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) · Neapolitan song · C major · 3/4 · 92 BPM · 16 bars · Folk & traditional

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Santa Lucia sits in Folk & traditional, written in C major. It uses 4 chords across 16 bars, at about 92 BPM.

Chords in this song

CG7FDm

C

G7

F

Dm

Chord chart

Chord chart
1CG7FC
2DmG7·C
3·G7·C
4·G7·C

How to sing it

In three, rowing gently like a boat rocking. The first four bars change chord quickly, and later the song swings between C and G7 two bars at a time; stretch the notes there and let the voice grow, and the song comes alive.

In every key

In every key
KeysChord chart
C major · Written in this keyC · G7 · F · C · Dm · G7 · C · G7 · C · G7 · C
Db majorDb · Ab7 · Gb · Db · Ebm · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db · Ab7 · Db
D majorD · A7 · G · D · Em · A7 · D · A7 · D · A7 · D
Eb majorEb · Bb7 · Ab · Eb · Fm · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb · Bb7 · Eb
E majorE · B7 · A · E · F#m · B7 · E · B7 · E · B7 · E
F majorF · C7 · Bb · F · Gm · C7 · F · C7 · F · C7 · F
F# majorF# · C#7 · B · F# · G#m · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F# · C#7 · F#
G majorG · D7 · C · G · Am · D7 · G · D7 · G · D7 · G
Ab majorAb · Eb7 · Db · Ab · Bbm · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab · Eb7 · Ab
A majorA · E7 · D · A · Bm · E7 · A · E7 · A · E7 · A
Bb majorBb · F7 · Eb · Bb · Cm · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb · F7 · Bb
B majorB · F#7 · E · B · C#m · F#7 · B · F#7 · B · F#7 · B

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Why this song is free to play

A barcarolle transcribed and translated by Teodoro Cottrau and published in Naples in 1849. Cottrau died in 1879, so even on a life-plus-70 basis the term ended in 1949. The 1849 publication and Cottrau’s dates (1827–1879) were checked by search.

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