Belalim – Mahsun Kirmizigul

About this piece

Belalım is a song by the Turkish singer and songwriter Mahsun Kırmızıgül. Its short, heartfelt melody is popular with players who want to learn a Turkish song on the piano. On this page you get the opening 11 seconds (80 notes, about 7 a second), out of 0:22 in the full arrangement, about half of it. From its lowest note, D2, to its highest, A♯5, it covers about 3½ octaves. About 35 % of the preview’s key presses sound two or more notes at once; the rest are single notes.

The opening is busy, about 7 notes a second: try it at 50 % speed in Wait mode before you play along.

Full song

0:22

Preview

the opening 11 s, 80 notes

Range (full song)

D2–A♯5 (about 3½ octaves)

Notes (full song)

157