# Telegraph Road – Dire Straits: piano chords

Telegraph Road by Dire Straits uses 21 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Gm/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Aaugmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Aaugmaj7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Edim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Edim7), [Fsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsus4), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm7 Bb Gm7 Dm Cadd9 Am Dm D Dm7 G/D D D Dm7 G/D D D Dm7 G/D D D F C G D D Gm/D Csus4 C
- Verse 1: F Dm C Bb C F C Bb Gm7 Bb F Dm C Bb C F C Bb Gm7 Bb F Dm C Bb C F C Bb D
- Interlude 1: Dm7 G/D D D F C G D D Gm/D Csus4 C
- Verse 2: F Dm C Bb C F C Bb Gm7 Bb F
- Solo 1: Dm C Bb C F C Bb Gm B F Dm C Bb C F C Bb Gm B F Dm C Bb C F C Bb
- Interlude 2: Dm Dm7 G D Dm F C G
- Bridge 1: D Gm Dm C Am Dm C Dm Aaugmaj7 A7 Bb Edim7 C F Gm C Fsus4 F Gm F/A Bb Dm Aaugmaj7 A7 Bb Edim7 C F Gm C Fsus4 F Gm F/A Bb A7 Dm Aaugmaj7 A7 Bb Edim7 C F Gm C Fsus4 F Gm F/A Bb A7 Dm A/D Bb Edim7 F Bb C Bb F Gm F/A Bb A7 Dm C
- Verse 3: F Dm C Bb C F C Bb Gm7 Bb F Dm C Bb C F C Bb Dm
- Interlude 3: D Dm7 G/D D D F C G D D Dm7 G/D D D F C G D
- Verse 4: Dm C Bb C F C Bb Gm7 Bb F Dm C Bb C F C F Bb C F C F Bb C F C F Bb C F C F Bb C F C Am Dm Bb F Bb
- Solo 2: D Dm7 G/D D D F C G D Dm F G D Dm F C G D

## Questions

### Which chords does Telegraph Road by Dire Straits use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Telegraph Road by Dire Straits in?

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

### How hard is Telegraph Road to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 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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