# Livin' Thing – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Gaug](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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