# 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

[Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Cm/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Cm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Cm/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Dm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm9), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpdim7), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [G#m6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm6), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Cm/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [C7/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Caug/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Caug), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Cm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm9), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [Am9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am9), [D#m11](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm11), [G#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [C#maj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj7), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Am7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Gaugmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gaugmaj7), [C7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [F#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim7), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G11](https://pianokitty.com/c/G11), [C#add9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpadd9), [Cmaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## 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

## Questions

### 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.

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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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