Barbra Streisand

Happy Days Are Here Again – Barbra Streisand: piano chords

Happy Days Are Here Again by Barbra Streisand uses 22 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em D C B7 Cdim Am7 F#7 E F#m G#m A7 Edim B7/F# A E7 D9 C7 F Gm Am Fdim Bb

Chord sheet

Em D C B7 Em B7 Cdim Em Am7 B7 Em D C B7 F#7 Cdim F#7 B7 E F#m G#m F#m E F#m G#m A7 B7 E F#m G#m F#m Edim B7 Cdim B7 B7/F# Cdim E A E B7 E F#m G#m A7 B7 E F#m G#m F#m Edim B7 Cdim B7 B7/F# Cdim E A E B7 E E7 A F#m E D9 A B7 Cdim B7 C7 F Gm F Gm F Gm Am Gm C7 Gm C7 Gm C7 F C7 Fdim C7 F Bb Fdim Bb F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Cdim

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
CD♯F♯
Practice Cdim

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

A

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

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

F

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

Gm

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

Questions

Which chords does Happy Days Are Here Again by Barbra Streisand use?

Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Happy Days Are Here Again by Barbra Streisand in?

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

How hard is Happy Days Are Here Again to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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