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I Threw It All Away – Bob Dylan: piano chords

I Threw It All Away by Bob Dylan uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A Dm C Em F G Am A7 Bb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A Dm C Em F C G C

Verse 1

Am F C Am F G A Dm C Em F C F C F

Chorus 1

C Am F C Am F G A Dm C Em F C G A7

Bridge 1

F G C Am F G A F G C Em Am Bb F G

Chorus 2

C Am F C Am F G A Dm C Em F C F C F C G C

Chords on the piano

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Dm

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

C

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

Em

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

F

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

G

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

Am

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

A7

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

A#

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

Questions

Which chords does I Threw It All Away by Bob Dylan use?

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

What key is I Threw It All Away 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 I Threw It All Away to play on the piano?

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

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