# Proud Mary – Creedence Clearwater Revival: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F6](https://pianokitty.com/c/F6), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Eaugmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- 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

## 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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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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