# Jokerman – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Jokerman by Bob Dylan uses 13 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Amaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj7), [Bm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Ammaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amopenmaj7close)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A Bm E A Bm E A D
- Chorus 1: E D A E/G# F#m D C#m7 D6 E A
- Verse 2: Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A D/A A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A Bm E A Bm E A D
- Chorus 2: E D A E/G# F#m D C#m7 D6 E A
- Verse 3: Ammaj7 Bm/A E/A A D/A A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A Bm E A Bm E A D
- Chorus 3: E D A E/G# F#m D C#m7 D6 E A
- Verse 4: Ammaj7 Bm/A E/A A D/A A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A Bm E A Bm E A D
- Chorus 4: E D A E/G# F#m D C#m7 D6 E A
- Verse 5: Ammaj7 Bm/A E/A A D/A A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A Bm E A Bm E A D
- Chorus 5: E D A E/G# F#m D C#m7 D6 E A
- Verse 6: Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A D/A A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A Bm E A Bm E A D
- Chorus 6: E D A E/G# F#m D C#m7 D6 E A Amaj7 Bm/A E/A A D/A Bm E A Bm E A D E D A E/G# F#m

## Questions

### Which chords does Jokerman by Bob Dylan use?

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

### What key is Jokerman by Bob Dylan in?

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

### How hard is Jokerman to play on the piano?

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

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cverse_1%3E+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+Bm+E+A+Bm+E+A+D+%3Cchorus_1%3E+E+D+A+E%2FG%23+F%23m+D+C%23m7+D6+E+A+%3Cverse_2%3E+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+Bm+E+A+Bm+E+A+D+%3Cchorus_2%3E+E+D+A+E%2FG%23+F%23m+D+C%23m7+D6+E+A+%3Cverse_3%3E+Ammaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+Bm+E+A+Bm+E+A+D+%3Cchorus_3%3E+E+D+A+E%2FG%23+F%23m+D+C%23m7+D6+E+A+%3Cverse_4%3E+Ammaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+Bm+E+A+Bm+E+A+D+%3Cchorus_4%3E+E+D+A+E%2FG%23+F%23m+D+C%23m7+D6+E+A+%3Cverse_5%3E+Ammaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+Bm+E+A+Bm+E+A+D+%3Cchorus_5%3E+E+D+A+E%2FG%23+F%23m+D+C%23m7+D6+E+A+%3Cverse_6%3E+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+D%2FA+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+Bm+E+A+Bm+E+A+D+%3Cchorus_6%3E+E+D+A+E%2FG%23+F%23m+D+C%23m7+D6+E+A+Amaj7+Bm%2FA+E%2FA+A+D%2FA+Bm+E+A+Bm+E+A+D+E+D+A+E%2FG%23+F%23m&seq=inOrder&title=Bob+Dylan+-+Jokerman)

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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