Black Coffee – Ella Fitzgerald: piano chords
Black Coffee by Ella Fitzgerald uses 34 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.
Chords in the song
Chord sheet
Verse 1
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Cm/G F7 C7 Dm9 Em7 A7 A7 D#dim7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 Dm9
Verse 2
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Cm/G F7 C9 Dm7 Em7 A7 A7 D#dim7 Dm7 Em7 Dm7 G#m6 G7 Cm Cm/D C7/E F7 C7/E Caug/F#
Bridge 1
Fm7 Cm9 Fm7 G#m6 G7 Cadd9 Am9 Em7 D#m11 G#7 C#maj7 Bbm Am7/D Gaugmaj7
Verse 3
Cm Cm/Bb Cm/A Cm/G F7 C7 C7/D C7/E A7 Dm9 Em7 Fmaj7 F#dim7 Gsus4 G11
Outro 1
Dm9 C#add9 Cmaj
Chords on the piano
Diagrams for the 10 most played chords
Cm
Practice CmF7
Practice F7C7
Practice C7Dm9
Practice Dm9Em7
Practice Em7A7
Practice A7D#dim7
Practice D#dim7Dm7
Practice Dm7Fmaj7
Practice Fmaj7G#m6
Practice G#m6Questions
Which chords does Black Coffee by Ella Fitzgerald use?
Different chords: 34. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.
What key is Black Coffee by Ella Fitzgerald in?
The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.
How hard is Black Coffee to play on the piano?
Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (34), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.