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Heartache Tonight – Eagles: piano chords

Heartache Tonight by Eagles uses 11 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bb F C G Em D D7 C7 A7 G7 C#dim7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bb F C G

Verse 1

Em G Em G C G D G Em G Em G C G D

Chorus 1

D7 C7 G C7 A7 D7

Verse 2

G Em G Em G C G D G Em G Em G C G D

Chorus 2

D7 C7 G C7 A7 D7

Bridge 1

G G7 C7 C#dim7 G D7 G Bb F C G

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Verse 3

Em G Em G C G D G Em G Em G C G D

Chorus 3

D7 C7 G C7 A7 D7

Verse 4

G G7 C7 C#dim7 G D7 G C G D7 G Bb F C G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A#

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

F

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

C

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

G

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

Em

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

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Questions

Which chords does Heartache Tonight by Eagles use?

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

What key is Heartache Tonight by Eagles in?

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

How hard is Heartache Tonight to play on the piano?

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

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