# Heartache Tonight – Eagles: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7)

## 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
- 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

## 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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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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