Carole King

It's Too Late – Carole King: piano chords

It's Too Late by Carole King uses 12 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am7 D6 Gm7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Dm7 Esus4 E7 Gsus4 G7 Cmaj7 G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Am7 D6 Am7 D6

Verse 1

Am7 D6 Am7 D6 Am7 Gm7 Fmaj7

Chorus 1

Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm7 Esus4 E7 Am7 D6 Am7 D6

Verse 2

Am7 D6 Am7 D6 Am7 Gm7 Fmaj7

Chorus 2

Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm7 Gsus4 G7 Cmaj7

Instrumental 1

Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Fmaj7 Dm7 E7

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Solo 1

Am7 D6 Am7 D6

Verse 3

Am7 D6 Am7 D6 Am7 Gm7 Fmaj7

Chorus 3

Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Fmaj7 Dm7 Gsus4 G7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7

Instrumental 2

Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Fmaj7 Dm7 G

Outro 1

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am7

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

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

Dm7

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

E7

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

Gsus4

G — bass noteGC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
GCD
Practice Gsus4

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Questions

Which chords does It's Too Late by Carole King use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is It's Too Late by Carole King in?

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

How hard is It's Too Late to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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