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Some Enchanted Evening – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Some Enchanted Evening by Bob Dylan uses 16 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bm7 E7 Amaj7 Cdim Bm6 E13

Verse 1

Amaj7 Bm7 E Bm7 E7 A C#7 D6 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#7 F#m A7 D C#m7 Bm7 E13 A Bbdim Bm7 E13

Verse 2

Amaj7 Bm7 E Bm7 E7 A C#7 D6 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#7 F#m A7 D C#m7 Bm7 E13 A

Bridge 1

D C#m7 Bm7 A D C#m7 B7 E13

Verse 3

Amaj7 Bm7 E Bm7 E7 A C#7 D6 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#7 F#m A7 D C#m7 Bm7 E13 A

Outro 1

D C#m7 Bm7 A D C#m7 B7 E13 A Amaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

E7

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

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

E13

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
EG♯BDF♯AC♯
Practice E13

E

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

A

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

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

D6

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

D

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

Questions

Which chords does Some Enchanted Evening by Bob Dylan use?

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

What key is Some Enchanted Evening 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 Some Enchanted Evening to play on the piano?

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

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