The Day Before You Came – ABBA: piano chords
The Day Before You Came by ABBA uses 22 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.
Chords in the song
Chord sheet
Intro 1
Cm
Verse 1
Ab6 G Cm Bb Bb7/D Eb
Chorus 1
Bb Bb7 Eb Eb/G Ab Eb/G Fm G Cm
Verse 2
G G7 G7/B Cm Cm/D Bb Bb7 Bb/D Eb
Chorus 2
Bb Bb7 Eb Ab Eb/G Fm G Cm
Interlude 1
Bdim7 Bdim7/Ab G7 Cm F#dim7/A Cm/G Gsus4 G7 Cm
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Verse 3
Ab6 G G7 G7/B Cm Bb Bb7 Eb
Chorus 3
Bb7 Bb7/D Eb Ab Eb/G Fm Fmadd9 Fm G7 Cm Cmadd9 Cm Ab Eb/G Fm Fmadd9 Fm G7 Cm
Outro 1
Bdim7 Bdim7/Ab G7 Cm F#dim7/A Cm/G Gsus4 G7 Cm Bdim7 Bdim7/Ab G7 Cm F#dim7/A Cm/G Gsus4 G7 Cm Ab/C Cm Ab/C
Chords on the piano
Diagrams for the 10 most played chords
Cm
Practice CmA#
Practice A#A#7
Practice A#7D#
Practice D#G#
Practice G#Fm
Practice FmG7
Practice G7Bdim7
Practice Bdim7F#dim7
Practice F#dim7Questions
Which chords does The Day Before You Came by ABBA use?
Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.
What key is The Day Before You Came by ABBA in?
The chords fit C minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.
How hard is The Day Before You Came to play on the piano?
Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.