Blood, Sweat & Tears

Spinning Wheel – Blood, Sweat & Tears: piano chords

Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat & Tears uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E7 A7 D7 G Dmaj C Bb Ab D9

Chord sheet

E7 A7 D7 G E7 A7 D7 G E7 A7 D7 G D7 E7 A7 D7 G E7 A7 D7 G E7 A7 D7 G D7 Dmaj C Bb Ab G C Bb Ab G Ab Bb C D9 E7 A7 D7 G E7 A7 D7 G E7 A7 D7 G D7 Dmaj E7 A7 D7 G

Chords on the piano

E7

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

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

D

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

C

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

D9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DF♯ACE
Practice D9

Questions

Which chords does Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat & Tears use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Spinning Wheel by Blood, Sweat & Tears in?

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

How hard is Spinning Wheel to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.