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Going Up The Country – Canned Heat: piano chords

Going Up The Country by Canned Heat uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D G A A7 E E7 C D7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D G D A D

Verse 1

G D A7 A D

Verse 2

G D A7 A D G D A D

Verse 3

G D A7 A D

Verse 4

G D A D G D A D

Bridge 1

G D A7 A D G D A7 A D G D G D A D A G D A E A7 E7 D G C A D A7 D7

Chords on the piano

D

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

G

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

A

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

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

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

C

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

D7

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

Questions

Which chords does Going Up The Country by Canned Heat use?

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

What key is Going Up The Country by Canned Heat in?

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

How hard is Going Up The Country 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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