# Congratulations – Cliff Richard: piano chords

Congratulations by Cliff Richard uses 10 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E
- Chorus 1: A B E A B E A
- Verse 1: E A E A F# Bm B E
- Chorus 2: A B E A B E A
- Verse 2: E A E A F# Bm B E
- Chorus 3: A B E A B E A
- Chorus 4: F C/G F/A Bb C F Bb C F Bb C F Bb A Bb

## Questions

### Which chords does Congratulations by Cliff Richard use?

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

### What key is Congratulations by Cliff Richard in?

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

### How hard is Congratulations 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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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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