# So Long – ABBA: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [F6](https://pianokitty.com/c/F6), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Dbdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7), [Bb/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Ebdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpdim7), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Fdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fdim7), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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