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Uptown Girl – Billy Joel: piano chords

Uptown Girl by Billy Joel uses 12 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E B C#m A F#m E/G# C Am Dm G Bm F#

Chord sheet

E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E F#m E/G# A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A C Am Dm G C Am Dm G A F#m Bm B E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E F#m E/G# A B E F#m E/G# A B G A F# Bm A G

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A F# B E B C#m A E B C#m A E B C#m A E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

A

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

F#m

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Questions

Which chords does Uptown Girl by Billy Joel use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Uptown Girl by Billy Joel in?

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

How hard is Uptown Girl to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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