This finger picking arrangement of The Poor People of Paris attempts to
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E---||--3--2-----------2--0-----------0--------------0-----|-----
B---||-----------------------------------4-----------------|-----
G---||--------2--------------2--------------2-----------2--|-----
D---||--0--------------0--------------0--------------0-----|-----
A---||-----------------------------------------------------|-----
E---||-----------------------------------------------------|-----
E---3--2-----------2--0-----------0--------------0-----|--3------
B------------------------------------4-----------------|---------
G---------2--------------2--------------2-----------2--|---------
D---0--------------0--------------0--------------0-----|--0------
A------------------------------------------------------|---------
E------------------------------------------------------|---------
G
E---2-----------2--0-----------0--------------0-----|--2--0------
B---------------------------------4-----------------|------------
G------2--------------0--------------0-----------0--|------------
D---------------------------------------------------|------------
A---------------------------------------------------|------------
E---------------3--------------3--------------3-----|--3---------
E---------------------------------------------|--3--2------------
B------------0--------------------------0-----|------------------
G---0-----------0-----------3--------------0--|--------0---------
D------------------------------0--------------|------------------
A---------------------------------------------|------------------
E------------3-----------3--------------3-----|--3---------------
E Am
E------1--0--------------0--------------------|------------------
B---------------------0--------------3--1-----|-----0------------
G------------1--------------1-----------------|--2---------------
D------------------------------------------2--|--------2---------
A------------------------------------0--------|--0---------------
E------0--------------0-----------------------|------------------
G
E---------------------0--2-----------5--3-----|--2--0------------
B------1--3-----------------------------------|------------------
G------------2--------------2--------------0--|--------0---------
D---------------------------------------------|------------------
A------0--------------0-----------------------|------------------
E------------------------------------3--------|--3---------------
Am D7 G
E---------------------0-----------2-----|----------3-----||-----------
B------3--1-----------------------------|---3------0-----||-----------
G------------------------------------2--|-----2----0-----||-----------
D------------2-----------2--------0-----|-0--------------||-----------
A------0--------------0-----------------|----------------||-----------
E---------------------------------------|----------3-----||-----------
Bill Taylor, Camden, NY
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How to play This finger picking arrangement of The Poor People of Paris attempts to
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.