# Hanging On The Telephone – Blondie: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7)

## 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
- 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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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