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Hanging On The Telephone – Blondie: piano chords

Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie uses 8 chords in F# minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
F# minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D F#m Esus4 Bm C# A E F#m7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D F#m D F#m D

Chorus 1

Esus4 F#m D Esus4 F#m

Verse 2

D F#m D F#m D

Bridge 1

Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm

Chorus 2

D Esus4 F#m D Esus4 F#m

Verse 3

D

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Bridge 2

F#m D F#m D

Chorus 3

Esus4 F#m

Solo 1

D F#m D F#m D Esus4 F#m

Verse 4

D

Bridge 4

F#m D F#m D

Bridge 5

Bm F#m Bm F#m Bm

Chorus 4

D Esus4 F#m D F#m D F#m D F#m D F#m D C# A E F#m7

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F#m

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

Bm

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

C#

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

A

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

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

Questions

Which chords does Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie in?

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

How hard is Hanging On The Telephone to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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