Bill Withers

Lovely Day – Bill Withers: piano chords

Lovely Day by Bill Withers uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E7 E F#m7 C#7 F#7 B7 C#m7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Bm7 C#7

Verse 2

Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Bm7 C#7

Chorus 1

F#7 B7 C#m7 F#7 C#m7 F#7 B7 E7

Verse 3

Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 G#m7 Bm7 E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 Bm7 C#7

Chorus 2

F#7 B7 C#m7 F#7 C#m7 F#7 C#m7 F#7 C#m7 F#7 C#m7 F#7

Chords on the piano

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

G#m7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
G♯BD♯F♯
Practice G#m7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

E

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

F#7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯A♯C♯E
Practice F#7

B7

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

Questions

Which chords does Lovely Day by Bill Withers use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Lovely Day by Bill Withers in?

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

How hard is Lovely Day to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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