Bing Crosby

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? – Bing Crosby: piano chords

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? by Bing Crosby uses 19 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am9 C6 Dm9 Dm G7 C Fdim7 B7 E7 Am G E A7 D7 Fmaj7 Am7 D9 G6 F7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am9 C6 Dm9 Am9 C6 Dm G7 C Fdim7 B7 E7 Am9 C6 Dm9 Am G G7 C E Am E7

Verse 1

Am E7 A7 D7 G7 C E7 D7 E7 Am Fmaj7 B7 E Am E7

Verse 2

Am E7 A7 D7 G7 C E7 D7 E7 Am Fmaj7 B7 E Am

Chorus 1

A7 Am7 D9 G7 G6 F7 E7

Verse 3

Am E7 A7 D7 G7 C E7 D7 E7 Am Fmaj7 B7 E Am

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am9

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
ACEGB
Practice Am9

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

C

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

B7

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

E7

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

Am

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

E

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Questions

Which chords does Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? by Bing Crosby use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? by Bing Crosby in?

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

How hard is Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (19), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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