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So Long – ABBA: piano chords

So Long by ABBA uses 18 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

D C G Gm F6 Eb Am Am/G Bb Cm7 Dbdim7 Bb/D Dm7 Ebdim7 C/E Em7 Fdim7 D/F#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D C D C D C G

Verse 1

D C G D C G Gm F6 Eb Am Am/G D

Chorus 1

G C G C G D G C G C G D C D G

Verse 2

D C G D C G Gm F6 Eb Am Am/G D

Chorus 2

G C G C G D G C G C G D C D G

Instrumental 1

Bb Cm7 Dbdim7 Bb/D C Dm7 Ebdim7 C/E D Em7 Fdim7 D/F#

Chorus 3

G C G C G D C D G C D G C D G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

C

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

G

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

F6

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FACD
Practice F6

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

C#dim7

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

Questions

Which chords does So Long by ABBA use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is So Long by ABBA in?

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

How hard is So Long to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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