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Blue Moon – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Blue Moon by Bob Dylan uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C Am Dm/F G Dm Fm Bb Ebmaj7 D Dm7 G7 Am7

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

C Am Dm/F G C Am Dm/F G C Am Dm G

Chorus 2

C Am Dm G C Am Dm G C Am Dm G C Am Dm G

Verse 1

Dm G C Am Dm G C Fm Bb Ebmaj7 G D G

Solo 1

C Am Dm7 G C Am Dm7 G C Am Dm7 G C Am Dm7 Fm

Chorus 3

C Am Dm7 G7 C Am Dm7 G7 C Am Dm7 G7 C Am7 Dm7 G C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Dm

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

G

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

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

A#

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

D#maj7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
D♯GA♯D
Practice D#maj7

D

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

Dm7

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

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Questions

Which chords does Blue Moon by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Blue Moon by Bob Dylan in?

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

How hard is Blue Moon to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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