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Sunshine Superman – Donovan: piano chords

Sunshine Superman by Donovan uses 4 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Chord sheet

C Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cadd9 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 C Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cadd9 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cadd9 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cadd9 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C

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Fmaj7 Cadd9 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 C Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Cadd9

Chords on the piano

C

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

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

Questions

Which chords does Sunshine Superman by Donovan use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sunshine Superman by Donovan in?

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

How hard is Sunshine Superman to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (4), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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