Carole King

Goin' Back – Carole King: piano chords

Goin' Back by Carole King uses 13 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G Dm7/G Em7 Bm7 Am7 Am7/D G11 D F A C D11 E

Chord sheet

G Dm7/G G Dm7/G G Em7 Bm7 Em7 G Am7 Am7/D G Am7 Am7/D G Dm7/G G Dm7/G Em7 Bm7 Em7 G Am7 Am7/D G Am7 Am7/D G Dm7/G G11 G D F A C Am7/D D11 D A C E G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G

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

Dm7

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Bm7

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

G11

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
GBDFAC
Practice G11

D

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

F

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

A

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Goin' Back by Carole King use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Goin' Back by Carole King in?

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

How hard is Goin' Back to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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