# The Diary of Horace Wimp – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

The Diary of Horace Wimp by Electric Light Orchestra uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dm/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Amaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj7), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A A/G D/F# Dm/F Amaj7
- Verse 1: Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
- Verse 2: Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
- Bridge 1: A D9 D7 A D9 D7 A D9 D7 A D9 D7
- Chorus 1: A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F
- Verse 3: Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
- Verse 4: Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
- Bridge 2: A D9 D7 A D9 D7 A D9 D7 A D9 D7
- Chorus 2: A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F
- Verse 5: Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
- Verse 6: Amaj7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Dmaj7 C#m7 Amaj7 Dmaj7
- Bridge 3: A D9 D7 A D9 D7 A D9 D7 A D9 D7
- Chorus 3: A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F A A/G D/F# Dm/F
- Outro 1: A A/G D/F# Dm/F

## Questions

### Which chords does The Diary of Horace Wimp by Electric Light Orchestra use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Diary of Horace Wimp by Electric Light Orchestra in?

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

### How hard is The Diary of Horace Wimp to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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