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Autumn Leaves – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Autumn Leaves by Bob Dylan uses 13 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A7 Dm Esus4 E Am7 Fmaj7 F Bdim Amadd9 Bbmaj7 Gm Dm7 C7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A7 Dm Esus4 E Am7 Fmaj7 F Bdim Amadd9 E A7 Bbmaj7 A7 Gm Dm7

Verse 1

Gm C7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 A7 Dm

Verse 2

Gm C7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 A7 Dm

Bridge 1

A7 Dm C7 Fmaj7 A7 Dm Gm A7 Dm7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Esus4

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Questions

Which chords does Autumn Leaves by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Autumn Leaves by Bob Dylan in?

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

How hard is Autumn Leaves to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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