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Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry: piano chords

Too Much Monkey Business by Chuck Berry uses 5 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E A B7 A7 E7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E

Verse 1

A E B7 A E B7

Verse 2

E A E B7 A E B7

Verse 3

E A E B7 A E B7

Solo 1

E A E B7 A7 E B7

Verse 4

E A E B7 A E B7

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Verse 5

E A E B7 A E B7

Verse 6

E A E B7 A E B7

Outro 1

E A E B7 A E E7

Chords on the piano

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

E7

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

Questions

Which chords does Too Much Monkey Business by Chuck Berry use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Too Much Monkey Business by Chuck Berry in?

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

How hard is Too Much Monkey Business to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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