Creedence Clearwater Revival

Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival: piano chords

Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival uses 20 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

D A Bm C G F F6 Dsus4 G/B Bb E7 A7 F7 C# G# E F# Am Em Eaugmaj7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D

Verse 1

A Bm D C A C A C A G F F6 F D

Verse 2

A Bm D C A C A C A G F F6 F D Dsus4 D

Verse 3

G C G/B D G C G/B D Bb C D

Verse 4

G C G/B D G C G/B D Bb C D

Bridge 1

G C G Bb E7 A7 F7

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Bridge 2

D C# C A G# G E A G F# E

Intro 2

Am

Verse 5

Em G Em G Am Em G Em G Am Em G Em G Am Em G Em G F G Em F G F G Em Eaugmaj7

Chorus 1

Am G F G Am G F G

Verse 6

Am Em G Em G Am Em G Em G F G Em F G Em E7

Chorus 2

Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G

Verse 7

Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G

Bridge 3

Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G

Chorus 3

Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G Am G Am G F Am G

Outro 1

Am G F Am G Am G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

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

A

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

C

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

G

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

F

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

F6

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FACD
Practice F6

A#

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

Am

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

Em

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

Questions

Which chords does Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival use?

Different chords: 20. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival in?

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

How hard is Proud Mary to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (20), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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