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The Winner Takes It All – ABBA: piano chords

The Winner Takes It All by ABBA uses 6 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

F Dm Gm C D A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

F Dm Gm C F Dm Gm C

Verse 1

F C Gm C F C Gm C

Chorus 1

F Dm D Gm C

Verse 2

F C Gm C F C Gm Dm Gm C

Chorus 2

F Dm D Gm C F Dm D Gm C

Verse 3

F C Gm C F C Gm C

Chorus 3

F Dm D Gm C F Dm D Gm C F C Gm C F C Gm C F A Dm D Gm C F A Dm D Gm C F A Dm D Gm

Outro 1

C

Chords on the piano

F

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Gm

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

C

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

D

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Questions

Which chords does The Winner Takes It All by ABBA use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Winner Takes It All 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 The Winner Takes It All to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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