# Mr. Bojangles – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Mr. Bojangles by Bob Dylan uses 11 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C
- Verse 1: C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G F C E7 Am Am7/G D7 G C/G G7
- Chorus 1: Am Em Am Em C C/B Am Am7/G F G
- Verse 2: C C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G F C E7 Am Am7/G D7 G C/G G7
- Chorus 2: Am Em Am Em C C/B Am Am7/G F G
- Verse 3: C C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G F C E7 Am Am7/G D7 G C/G G7
- Chorus 3: Am Em Am Em C C/B Am Am7/G F G
- Verse 4: C C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G F C E7 Am Am7/G D7 G C/G G7
- Chorus 4: Am Em Am Em C C/B Am Am7/G F G
- Verse 5: C C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G F C E7 Am Am7/G D7 G C/G G7
- Chorus 5: Am Em Am Em C C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G C C/B Am Am7/G F G C

## Questions

### Which chords does Mr. Bojangles by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Mr. Bojangles 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 Mr. Bojangles to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+C+%3Cverse_1%3E+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+F+C+E7+Am+Am7%2FG+D7+G+C%2FG+G7+%3Cchorus_1%3E+Am+Em+Am+Em+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+%3Cverse_2%3E+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+F+C+E7+Am+Am7%2FG+D7+G+C%2FG+G7+%3Cchorus_2%3E+Am+Em+Am+Em+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+%3Cverse_3%3E+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+F+C+E7+Am+Am7%2FG+D7+G+C%2FG+G7+%3Cchorus_3%3E+Am+Em+Am+Em+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+%3Cverse_4%3E+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+F+C+E7+Am+Am7%2FG+D7+G+C%2FG+G7+%3Cchorus_4%3E+Am+Em+Am+Em+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+%3Cverse_5%3E+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+F+C+E7+Am+Am7%2FG+D7+G+C%2FG+G7+%3Cchorus_5%3E+Am+Em+Am+Em+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C+C%2FB+Am+Am7%2FG+F+G+C&seq=inOrder&title=Bob+Dylan+-+Mr.+Bojangles)

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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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