# New York Mining Disaster 1941 – Bee Gees: piano chords

New York Mining Disaster 1941 by Bee Gees uses 11 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Am/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am
- Verse 1: D G Am D
- Chorus 1: G C G C F Esus4 E Am
- Verse 2: D G Am D G F
- Chorus 2: G C G C F Esus4 E Am
- Verse 3: D G Am D
- Chorus 3: G C G C F Esus4 E Am Am7 Fmaj7 Am/E Am/D

## Questions

### Which chords does New York Mining Disaster 1941 by Bee Gees use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is New York Mining Disaster 1941 by Bee Gees in?

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

### How hard is New York Mining Disaster 1941 to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 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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