# Nina, Pretty Ballerina – ABBA: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C6](https://pianokitty.com/c/C6), [G9](https://pianokitty.com/c/G9), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## 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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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