Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone (1972) is a intermediate r&b song that uses the progression i – iv – VII – III (Dm, Gm, C, F in Dm).
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Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone by The Temptations uses the chords Dm, Gm, C, F in the key of Dm.
The Roman numeral analysis is i – iv – VII – III.
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone by The Temptations is in the key of Dm.
The primary chords are Dm, Gm, C.
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone is rated intermediate.
Some barre chords or faster changes may be involved.
Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone is a r&b song from 1972.
Its progression reflects the harmonic conventions of r&b music.
Yes! Click the transpose buttons on the detail page to shift all chords up or down by semitone while preserving the same Roman numeral relationships.