# 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.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## 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

## 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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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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