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How to play Papaoutai on piano

Stromae, 2013 · key of B♭ minor · 116 beats per minute

In B♭ minor: the chorus loops on G♭, E♭ minor, A♭ and B♭ minor, a progression that doesn’t start on the home chord and only reaches it at the end of the loop.

The chords

B♭m · A♭ · G♭ · E♭m

Pre-chorus

B♭m A♭ | G♭ | E♭m A♭ | B♭m

Chorus

G♭ | E♭m | A♭ | B♭m

Hand positions that barely move

• B♭m: B♭ – D♭ – F
• A♭: A♭ – C – E♭
• G♭: F♯ – A♯ – C♯
• E♭m: G♭ – B♭ – E♭
• A♭: A♭ – C – E♭
• B♭m: B♭ – D♭ – F

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