# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## 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
- 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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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