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Dear Landlord – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Dear Landlord by Bob Dylan uses 13 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C E7 Am Am/G F Em Dm F7 Bb Dm7 C7 Gm G

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C E7 Am Am/G F Em Dm F F7 Bb C Dm7 C C7 F Gm Dm F G

Verse 2

C E7 Am Am/G F Em Dm F F7 Bb C Dm7 C C7 F Gm Dm F G

Verse 3

C E7 Am Am/G F Em Dm F F7 Bb C Dm7 C C7 F Gm Dm F G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

E7

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

Am

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Dm

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

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

A#

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

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 Dear Landlord by Bob Dylan use?

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

What key is Dear Landlord 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 Dear Landlord 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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