Carly Simon

You're So Vain – Carly Simon: piano chords

You're So Vain by Carly Simon uses 10 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am F G C Dm7 F#m D E A Bm7

Chord sheet

Am F Am F Am F G C Am F C G F C Dm7 C Am C G Am F Am F Am F G C Am F C G F C Dm7 C Am C G F C Dm7 C Am C G Am F Am F Am F G C Am F C G F C Dm7 C Am C G Am F#m F D G E C A Dm7 Bm7

Chords on the piano

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

G

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

C

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

D

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

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

Bm7

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

Questions

Which chords does You're So Vain by Carly Simon use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is You're So Vain by Carly Simon in?

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

How hard is You're So Vain to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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