Piano Cheats

This song by Sergio Mendes is in 5 different keys.
Every part in my illustration is in a different key.

These are the “cheat” chords I played…
Part 1a: Gm7 - Cm7 - F - Bb/D
Part 1b: Eb2 - Bb/D - AbM7 - F11 - G11
Part 2a: Em7 - Am7 - D - Bm7
Part 2b: C2 - G/B [...]

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红豆 by 方大同
This song by Khalil Fong is in F#.

These are the “cheat” chords I played…
Part 1a: F#M7 - D#m7
Part 1b: BM7 - A#m7 - G#m7 - C#11
Part 1c: same as Part 1a
Part 1d: same as Part 1b
Part 2a: F#M7 - C#/F - D#m7 - D#m7/C#
Part 2b: BM7 - A#m7 - G#m7 - C#11
Part 2c: [...]

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This song by Kenny Rogers is in Ebm or F#.

These are the “cheat” chords I played…
Part 1a: Ebm - Abm7/Eb - Eb11
Part 1b: Ebm - Abm7/Eb - Eb11
Part 1c: Ebm - Ebm
Part 2a: Abm7 - Bbm7 - Eb4 - Eb7
Part 2b: BM7 - Bbm7 - Eb4 - Eb7
Part 2c: Abm7 - Bbm7 - Eb4 - [...]

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This song by Michael Bolton is in Bb.
The chords in brackets are transitional.

These are the “cheat” chords I played…
Part 1a: Bb(add2) - F/A
Part 1b: Eb/G - Ebm/Gb - F11 - (Eb2 - Bb/D - Cm7)
Part 1c: Bb(add2) F/A
Part 1d: Eb/G - Ebm/Gb - F11 - C7/E - (F11 - F/Eb)
Part 2a: Dm7 - Eb2 - [...]

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This song by Roberta Flack is in Ab.

These are the “cheat” chords I played…
Part 1a: Bbm7 - Eb - AbM7 - DbM7
Part 1b: Bbm7 - Eb - Fm
Part 1c: Bbm7 - Eb - Ab - C4 - C7
Part 2a: Fm - Bbm7 - Eb - AbM7
Part 2b: Fm - Bb7/D - Eb - Db
Part 2c: [...]

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