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I'll Be Home for Christmas – Bob Dylan: piano chords

I'll Be Home for Christmas by Bob Dylan uses 19 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G Bbdim7 Am D6 Am7 Dsus4 D7 G6 E7 Em A7 A6 C6 Cm7 Dm/F G/B Bdim D9 Dm6/F

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G Bbdim7 Am D6

Verse 1

G Bbdim7 Am7 Dsus4 D7 G6 E7 Am Am7 D7 G Em A7 A6 D7 G Bbdim7 Am7 D7 G6 E7 Am Am7 C6 Cm7 G Dm/F E7 Am D7 G

Interlude 1

G/B Bdim Am7 D9 D7

Verse 2

G Bbdim7 Am7 D6 D7 G6 E7 Am Am7 D7 G Em A7 A6 D9 D7 G Bbdim7 Am7 D7 G6 E7 E7 Am Am7 C6 Cm7 G Dm6/F E7 Am D7 G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

A#dim7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
A♯C♯EG
Practice A#dim7

Am

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

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

Am7

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

E7

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

Em

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

A7

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

Questions

Which chords does I'll Be Home for Christmas by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I'll Be Home for Christmas by Bob Dylan in?

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

How hard is I'll Be Home for Christmas to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (19), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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