# Strange Magic – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

Strange Magic by Electric Light Orchestra uses 8 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Gaug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gaug), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G Cm G Cm G Gaug Em
- Chorus 1: Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Am D G Am D G Cm Cm7 G Cm Cm7
- Verse 2: G Cm G Cm G Gaug Em
- Chorus 2: Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Am D G Am D G Cm Cm7 G Cm Cm7
- Verse 3: G Cm G Cm G Gaug Em
- Chorus 3: Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Am D G Am D G Cm Cm7 G Cm Cm7
- Outro 1: Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Dm7 Em Am D G Am D G Am D G Am D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Strange Magic by Electric Light Orchestra use?

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

### What key is Strange Magic 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 Strange Magic to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cverse_1%3E+G+Cm+G+Cm+G+Gaug+Em+%3Cchorus_1%3E+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Am+D+G+Am+D+G+Cm+Cm7+G+Cm+Cm7+%3Cverse_2%3E+G+Cm+G+Cm+G+Gaug+Em+%3Cchorus_2%3E+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Am+D+G+Am+D+G+Cm+Cm7+G+Cm+Cm7+%3Cverse_3%3E+G+Cm+G+Cm+G+Gaug+Em+%3Cchorus_3%3E+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Am+D+G+Am+D+G+Cm+Cm7+G+Cm+Cm7+%3Coutro_1%3E+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Dm7+Em+Am+D+G+Am+D+G+Am+D+G+Am+D+G&seq=inOrder&title=Electric+Light+Orchestra+-+Strange+Magic)

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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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