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How to play Viva la Vida on piano

Coldplay, 2008 · key of A♭ major · 138 beats per minute

D♭, E♭, A♭, F minor, one bar each, almost from start to finish; only the end of the chorus slips to C minor.

The chords

D♭ · E♭ · A♭ · Fm · Cm

Verse

D♭ | E♭ | A♭ | Fm

Chorus

D♭ | E♭ | A♭ | Fm | D♭ | E♭ | A♭ | Fm | D♭ | E♭ | A♭ | Fm | D♭ | E♭ | Cm | Fm

Bridge

D♭ | Fm | D♭ | Fm | D♭ | Fm | E♭ | E♭

Hand positions that barely move

• D♭: D♭ – F – A♭
• E♭: B♭ – E♭ – G
• A♭: C – E♭ – A♭
• Fm: C – F – A♭

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