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Learn "PERM" by Bruno Mars on Piano
Master "PERM" by Bruno Mars with our interactive piano player. This medium-level Pop arrangement is in the key of C at 125 BPM, making it a great challenge for intermediate piano players.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement at 125 BPM.
Lyrics
(CN.C.)It’s my birth day!
Uh!
(No it’s not!)
But I (CN.C.)still look good, though!
Uh!
(High comb hot!) Ow!
I (CN.C.)bet you want an au to graph, woo!
for you and your friends.
Got ta (CN.C.)do it in the pent house; that’s where I keep my pen.
What, you can’t (Cm7)dance?
Ain’t (Eb)got rhy thm?
What, you got a (Gm)man?
I don’t see you with him!
Put your (Cm7)phone down, (Eb)let’s get it!
For get your (Gm)In sta gram and your Twit ter.
Got me like, (Cm7)whoa!
(Eb)Wait a min ute; you need to take a min ute.
Loos en (Eb)them shoul ders up.
(CN.C.)Pour it up, let’s work!
Throw some (Gm7)perm (CN.C.)on you at ti tude!
Uh!
Girl, you got ta re lax.
(Ooh!)
Uh!
(Gm7)Let me (CN.C.)show you what you got to do;
you got ta lay it (Gm7)back.
Mat ter fact, band: show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Uh!
Show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Uh!
Show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Ow!
Show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Al
right!
Come on, (CN.C.)ba by, I love you!
Uh!
(No, you don’t!)
You (CN.C.)nev er know, I might, though; can’t say I won’t.
Ah!
(CN.C.)There’s that smile I’m look ing for; was that so hard?
Ooh!
If you (CN.C.)ev er need a smile a gain, girl, take my card.
Raz zle (Cm7)daz zle, nev er (Eb)gon na stop.
What you (Gm)want is what I got.
You wan na get (Cm7)down?
You got ta (Eb)get up.
Don’t be stin gy with your big ol’ butt.
You got a boot y like, (Cm7)whoa!
(Eb)Wait a min ute; I’m just play ing with you.
Loos en (Eb)them shoul ders up.
(CN.C.)Pour it up, let’s work!
Throw some right!
You need to (Gm7)ac ti (CN.C.)vate your sex y!
(Ac ti vate your sex y!) Silk y smooth and snap.
(Silk y smooth and snap.) Now lean with it, (lean,) throw a lit tle sheen in it.
(sheen.) Then pat, pat, pat till it’s flat.
One more time: You need to (Gm7)ac ti (CN.C.)vate your sex y!
(Ac ti vate your sex y!) Silk y smooth and snap.
(Silk y smooth and snap.) Now lean with it, (lean,) throw a lit tle sheen in it.
(sheen.) Then pat, pat, pat (till it’s flat.) One more time: You need to Pat, (Pat, pat, pat, pat pat, till it’s flat.
I’ll say it a gain: Throw some (Gm7)perm on you at ti tude!
Woo!
Girl, you got ta re lax.
(Ooh!)
Ooh, (Gm7)let me show you what you got to do:
you got ta lay it (Gm6)back.
Mat ter fact, band: show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Uh!
Show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Ow!
Show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Show her how to lay it (C7)back!
Al right!
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How to Play "Perm" on Piano
- 1Pick a practice mode — Choose from Fall Down, Beginner, Lead Sheet, Bar Sheet, or Simple Sheet — each mode visualizes the music differently to match your learning style.
- 2Practice each hand separately — Use the Left, Right, and Both buttons to isolate the bass or treble part and build muscle memory one hand at a time.
- 3Adjust speed and turn on metronome — Slow down to 50% while learning, then gradually speed up. Enable the metronome to keep steady timing.
- 4Loop a section — Select a tricky part and loop it until you nail it. Perfect for mastering difficult passages.
- 5Download sheet music — Export a PDF of the sheet music to print out and practice on your real piano anytime, anywhere.