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Nina, Pretty Ballerina – ABBA: piano chords

Nina, Pretty Ballerina by ABBA uses 8 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C C#dim7 Dm7 G7 F C6 G9 G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C C#dim7 Dm7 G7

Verse 1

C F C F C G7 C F C F C C#dim7 G7

Chorus 1

C C6 C C6 G7 G9 G7 G9 C C6 C C6 G7 G9 G7 G9 C G C C#dim7 G7 G9 G7

Verse 2

C F C F C G7 C F C F C C#dim7 G7

Chorus 2

C C6 C C6 G7 G9 G7 G9 C C6 C C6 G7 G9 G7 G9 C C#dim7 G7

Chorus 3

C C6 C C6 G7 G9 G7 G9 C C6 C C6 G7 G9 G7 G9

Chords on the piano

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

C#dim7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGA♯ — chord toneA♯
C♯EGA♯
Practice C#dim7

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

G9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
GBDFA
Practice G9

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Questions

Which chords does Nina, Pretty Ballerina by ABBA use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Nina, Pretty Ballerina by ABBA in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Nina, Pretty Ballerina to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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