# The Ballad of Ira Hayes – Bob Dylan: piano chords

The Ballad of Ira Hayes by Bob Dylan uses 8 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), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G7/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G C Cmaj7 Am D C Cmaj7 G G/F# G7/F C Cmaj7 Am D C/G G

## Questions

### Which chords does The Ballad of Ira Hayes by Bob Dylan use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Ballad of Ira Hayes 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 The Ballad of Ira Hayes to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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