Blondie

Union City Blue – Blondie: piano chords

Union City Blue by Blondie uses 6 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A E A6 Eadd9 C#m B

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A E A E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E

Chorus 1

A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E

Verse 1

C#m B C#m B

Chorus 2

A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E

Verse 2

C#m B C#m B

Chorus 3

A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E

Outro 1

A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E A6 A A6 A E Eadd9 E

Chords on the piano

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

A6

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EF♯
Practice A6

Eadd9

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBF♯ — chord toneF♯
EG♯BF♯
Practice Eadd9

C#m

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

B

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

Questions

Which chords does Union City Blue by Blondie use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Union City Blue by Blondie in?

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

How hard is Union City Blue to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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