Dire Straits

Your Latest Trick – Dire Straits: piano chords

Your Latest Trick by Dire Straits uses 20 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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B major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7 F# F#/A# G#7 Am6 E F#m B/D# C# D9 E/G# Aadd9 E/B G#m G#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7 F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7

Verse 1

E F#m B C#m B/D# C# F#m D9 E F#m B C#m B/D# C# F#m D9

Chorus 1

A B B/A E/G# Aadd9 A E/B E F#m B C#m B/A

Interlude 1

C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7 F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7

Verse 2

E F#m B C#m B/D# C# F#m D9 E F#m B C#m B/D# C# F#m D9

Chorus 2

A B B/A E/G# Aadd9 A E/B E F#m B C#m B/D#

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Interlude 2

C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7 F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7

Verse 3

E F#m B C#m B/D# C# F#m D9 E F#m B C#m B/D# C# F#m D9

Chorus 3

A B B/A E/G# Aadd9 A E/B E F#m B C#m B/A

Outro 1

C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7 F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7 C#m A B B/A G#m7 Amaj7 F# F#/A# B B/A G#7 Am6 G#7

Solo 1

C#m A B G#m A F# B G# A G#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

A

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

B

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

G#m7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
G♯BD♯F♯
Practice G#m7

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

G#7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
G♯CD♯F♯
Practice G#7

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

D9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DF♯ACE
Practice D9

Questions

Which chords does Your Latest Trick by Dire Straits use?

Different chords: 20. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Your Latest Trick by Dire Straits in?

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

How hard is Your Latest Trick 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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