# First Of May – Bee Gees: piano chords

First Of May by Bee Gees uses 7 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D G D A
- Verse 1: D F#m/C# G D A D F#m/C# G D A G D Em7 D D7 G D Em7 G G/A D A
- Verse 2: D F#m/C# G D A D F#m/C# G D A G D Em7 D D7 G D Em7 G G/A D F#m/C# G D A

## Questions

### Which chords does First Of May by Bee Gees use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is First Of May by Bee Gees in?

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

### How hard is First Of May to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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