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Livin' Thing – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

Livin' Thing by Electric Light Orchestra uses 11 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C Bbm F G Am Ab Fm Em Dm Dm7 Gaug

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C Bbm C Bbm F G C G

Verse 1

C Am Ab Fm Em Dm Em Dm Em F G

Chorus 1

C Am F Dm7 Gaug C Am F Dm7 Gaug C Bbm C Bbm G C G

Verse 2

C Am Ab Fm Em Dm Em Dm Em F G

Chorus 2

C Am F Dm7 Gaug C Am F Dm7 Gaug C Bbm F G C G

Verse 3

C Am Ab Fm Em Dm Em Dm Em F G

Chorus 3

C Am F Dm7 Gaug C Am F Dm7 Gaug C Am F Dm7 Gaug C Am F Dm7 Gaug C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

F

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

G

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Em

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Gaug

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

Questions

Which chords does Livin' Thing by Electric Light Orchestra use?

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

What key is Livin' Thing by Electric Light Orchestra in?

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

How hard is Livin' Thing to play on the piano?

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

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