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Help – Carpenters: piano chords

Help by Carpenters uses 10 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

Cmaj7 Am Am7/G F F/C Dm7 G C F G C F G C Em Am F Bb C Em Am F Bb C

Chorus 2

Cmaj7 Am Am7/G F F/C Dm7 G C F G C F G

Bridge 1

C Cmaj7 Am F Bb C Cmaj7 Am F Bb C

Chorus 3

Cmaj7 Am Am7/G F F/C Dm7 G C F G C F G

Outro 1

C Cmaj7 Am F Bb C

Chords on the piano

Cmaj7

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

Am

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

Am7

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

F

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

Dm7

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

G

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

C

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Help by Carpenters use?

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

What key is Help by Carpenters in?

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

How hard is Help to play on the piano?

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

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