# MacArthur Park – Donna Summer: piano chords

MacArthur Park by Donna Summer uses 23 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Amaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj7), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [C#dim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [A#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [D#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj7), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bm A G Em D F
- Chorus 1: G A Amaj7 A D Dmaj7 A Bm A D C Am Em
- Verse 1: Bm D C Em Bm D C Em
- Chorus 2: A Amaj7 A D Dmaj7 A Bm7 A Dmaj7 C Am Em
- Interlude 1: Fm F Am Em Bm D D7 D
- Chorus 3: G Gmaj7 F Dm C Cmaj7 Em D G C#dim Am7 Cm G A#maj7 D#maj7 Dsus4 D Am
- Outro 1: Am7 Em Am Em C F#m C G A

## Questions

### Which chords does MacArthur Park by Donna Summer use?

Different chords: 23. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is MacArthur Park by Donna Summer in?

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

### How hard is MacArthur Park to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (23), 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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