Dexys Midnight Runners

Come On Eileen – Dexys Midnight Runners: piano chords

Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners uses 11 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

F C F7 Bb Bbm Em G Gsus2 D A F#m

Chord sheet

Intro 1

F C F7 Bb Bbm F C Em F C G

Verse 1

C Em F C G C Em F C G C Em F C G C Em F C G

Interlude 1

Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2

Chorus 1

D A Em G A D A Em G A

Instrumental 1

C Em F C G

Verse 2

C Em F C G C Em F C G C Em F C G

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Interlude 2

Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2

Chorus 2

D A Em G A D A Em G A D A Em G A D

Chorus 3

F#m G D A D F#m G D A D F#m G D A

Chorus 4

D A Em G A D A Em G A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F

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

C

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

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

A#

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

Em

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

G

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

Gsus2

G — bass noteGA — chord toneAD — chord toneD
GAD
Practice Gsus2

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

F#m

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

Questions

Which chords does Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners use?

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

What key is Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners in?

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

How hard is Come On Eileen to play on the piano?

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