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How to play Le Sud on piano

Nino Ferrer, 1975 · key of E major · 90 beats per minute

Under the verse, the bass walks down one note at a time from E (E, D♯, C♯, B, A♯, A) before coming back to E. The chorus opens on A and E7, then climbs back up through F♯7 and B.

The chords

E · G♯m/D♯ · C♯m · E/B · A♯dim · A · G♯m · E7 · C♯m/B · F♯7 · F♯m7 · B

Verse

E G♯m/D♯ | C♯m E/B | A♯dim A | E | E G♯m/D♯ | C♯m E/B | A♯dim A | G♯m

Chorus

A E | E E7 | A E | E E7 | A E | E G♯m/D♯ | C♯m C♯m/B | F♯7 | F♯m7 | B

Hand positions that barely move

• E: E – G♯ – B
• G♯m/D♯: D♯ – G♯ – B
• C♯m: E – G♯ – C♯
• E/B: E – G♯ – B
• A♯dim: E – A♯ – C♯
• A: E – A – C♯
• E: E – G♯ – B
• E: E – G♯ – B
• G♯m/D♯: D♯ – G♯ – B
• C♯m: E – G♯ – C♯
• E/B: E – G♯ – B
• A♯dim: E – A♯ – C♯
• A: E – A – C♯
• G♯m: D♯ – G♯ – B

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