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How to Play "Killing Me Softly With His Words" by the Fugees and Roberta Flack

Hands playing a piano with sheet music for "Killing Me Softly" displayed above.

At one point or another you'be probably been in a relationship that resembles that which Roberta Flack sings about in "Killing Me Softly With His Words." The girl is madly in love with the guy but he's kind of, well, a douchebag who hurts her repeatedly. But she still hangs on.

This bittersweet tune is beloved by generations of music lovers because of its resonant message and pretty tune. To learn how to play it on the piano with ease, check out this piano tutorial.

In this piano lesson we'll learn to play the song Killing Me softly by the Fugees / Roberta Flack.

After learning to play the song in the correct chord inversions and with the groove we'll analyze the song and try to play it in a different scale by using the same chord progressions.

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