Buffalo Springfield

Mr. Soul – Buffalo Springfield: piano chords

Mr. Soul by Buffalo Springfield uses 7 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E E7 A D D7 G C

Chord sheet

E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E A E E7 E D A E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E A E E7 E D A E E7 E E7 E E7 E E7 E A E E7 E D A E E7 E E7 D7 E D A G D C

Chords on the piano

E

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

E7

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

A

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

D

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Mr. Soul by Buffalo Springfield use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Mr. Soul by Buffalo Springfield in?

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

How hard is Mr. Soul to play on the piano?

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