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Sign on the Window – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Sign on the Window by Bob Dylan uses 16 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E C#m D E C#m D A Asus2 E C#m D Asus2 E G#m C#m E/B E/A E/G# F#m7 E G#m C#m E/B F#9 A E A E

Verse 2

C#m D E C#m D A Asus2 E C#m D Asus2 E G#m C#m E/B E/A E/G# F#m7 E G#m C#m E/B F#9 A E A E

Bridge 1

C Bm A E G#m C#m A F#m C#m B F#m/A E/G# F#m7 E G#m C#m D E/B E C#m D A Asus2 E C#m D A Asus2 E G#m C#m E/B A E/G# F#m7 E G#m C#m E/B F#9 A E A E

Verse 3

C#m D E C#m D A Asus2 E C#m D Asus2 E G#m C#m E/B E/A E/G# F#m7 E G#m C#m E/B F#9 A E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A

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

Asus2

A — bass noteAB — chord toneBE — chord toneE
ABE
Practice Asus2

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

F#9

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
F♯A♯C♯EG♯
Practice F#9

C

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Questions

Which chords does Sign on the Window by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sign on the Window by Bob Dylan in?

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

How hard is Sign on the Window to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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