Derek & The Dominos

Layla – Derek & The Dominos: piano chords

Layla by Derek & The Dominos uses 10 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dm A# C A C#m7 G#m D E F#m B

Chord sheet

Dm A# C Dm A# C A C#m7 G#m C#m7 C D E F#m B E A F#m B E A Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C A C#m7 G#m C#m7 C D E F#m B E A F#m B E C#m7 G#m C#m7 C D E F#m B E A F#m B E A Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C A Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A Dm A# C Dm A#

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C Dm A# C Dm A# C A Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C A Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm A# C Dm

Chords on the piano

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

A#

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

C

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

A

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

D

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

E

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

B

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

Questions

Which chords does Layla by Derek & The Dominos use?

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

What key is Layla by Derek & The Dominos in?

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

How hard is Layla to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.