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Secret Messages – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

Secret Messages by Electric Light Orchestra uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G Em Bm C Bm C G Em Bm C Bm C Bm7 G Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G Em Bm C Bm C G Em Bm C Bm C Bm7 G Em Bm C Bm C Bm7 G Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm F Cm7 Dm7 Cm7

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Dm7 Cm7 Dm7 G Em Bm C Bm C G Em Bm C Bm C G Cm7 Em7 Cm7 G Cm7 Em7 Cm7 G Cm7 Em7 Cm7 G Cm7 Em7 Cm7

Chords on the piano

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

F

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

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Dm7

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

G

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

Em

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

C

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

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Questions

Which chords does Secret Messages by Electric Light Orchestra use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Secret Messages by Electric Light Orchestra in?

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

How hard is Secret Messages to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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