# Carol – Chuck Berry: piano chords

Carol by Chuck Berry uses 6 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: A7 D A7 E D A E A A7 A A7 D D7 D A A7 A E E7 E A A7 A A7 A A7 D D7 D A A7 A E E7 A A7

## Questions

### Which chords does Carol by Chuck Berry use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Carol by Chuck Berry in?

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

### How hard is Carol to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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