# Year of the Cat – Al Stewart: piano chords

Year of the Cat by Al Stewart uses 9 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm G F C Dm F C Bb F Gm F C Bb F Gm D Gm F Gm F Eb D Gm F Gm F Eb D Eb D Cm D Gm Eb D Gm Dm G F C Dm F C Bb F Gm F C Bb F Gm D Gm F Gm F Eb D Gm F Gm F Eb D Eb D Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Eb D Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Gm D Eb D Cm D Gm Bb F Eb Gm F Eb Gm Bb F Eb Gm F Eb Gm F Gm F Gm F Gm D Gm Dm G F C Dm F C Bb F Gm F C Bb F Gm D Gm F Gm F Eb D Gm F Gm F Eb D Eb D Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Eb D Cm D Gm Cm D Gm Cm D Gm D Cm D Cm D Gm F Gm F Gm F Gm D Cm D Eb D Gm F Gm D Gm

## Questions

### Which chords does Year of the Cat by Al Stewart use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Year of the Cat by Al Stewart in?

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

### How hard is Year of the Cat to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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