Creedence Clearwater Revival

Hey Tonight – Creedence Clearwater Revival: piano chords

Hey Tonight by Creedence Clearwater Revival uses 11 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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E major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

E Esus4 A B F# B7 G D A7 Dsus2 Dsus4

Chord sheet

Instrumental 1

E Esus4 A E A E B F# B F# B B7 E Esus4 E Esus4 E Esus4 E A E A E A E A G E D B A F# E B7 A7 Esus4 Dsus2 Dsus4

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

Esus4

E — bass noteEA — chord toneAB — chord toneB
EAB
Practice Esus4

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

B7

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

G

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

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A7

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

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

Questions

Which chords does Hey Tonight by Creedence Clearwater Revival use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hey Tonight by Creedence Clearwater Revival in?

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

How hard is Hey Tonight to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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