# Layla – Derek & The Dominos: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [A#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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# 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

## 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.

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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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