# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Am9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am9), [C6](https://pianokitty.com/c/C6), [Dm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm9), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Fdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fdim7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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