# Calling America – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

Calling America by Electric Light Orchestra uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: D A Bm G D Bm A D Bm A D A Bm G D Bm A D Bm G A F# Bm G Em C F# Bm F# Bm G A
- Chorus 1: D G D A D G D A
- Verse 2: D A Bm G D Bm A D Bm A D A Bm G D Bm A D C#m F# Bm G Em C F# Bm F# Bm G A
- Chorus 2: D G D A D G D A
- Verse 3: D A Bm G D Bm A D Bm A
- Chorus 3: D G D A D G D A

## Questions

### Which chords does Calling America by Electric Light Orchestra use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Calling America by Electric Light Orchestra in?

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

### How hard is Calling America to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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