# Temporary Like Achilles – Bob Dylan: piano chords

Temporary Like Achilles by Bob Dylan uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: G C D7 G C D7 G D7 G G7 C D7 G C D7 G C D7 G D7 G G7 C D7 Em Bm Em Bm D7 G C D7 G C D7 G D7 G G7 C D7 G C D7 G C D7 G D7 G G7 C D7 G D7 G7

## Questions

### Which chords does Temporary Like Achilles by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Temporary Like Achilles 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 Temporary Like Achilles to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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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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