Ella Fitzgerald

But Not For Me – Ella Fitzgerald: piano chords

But Not For Me by Ella Fitzgerald uses 11 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E7 A D Dm7 B7 A7 Bm Cdim F#m F#m7 Bm7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

E7 A D Dm7 A B7 E7 D A A7 D Bm Cdim F#m F#m7 A Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7

Chorus 1

A D Dm7 A B7 E7 A A7 D Cdim A B7 E7 A

Chorus 2

D Dm7 A B7 E7 A A7 D Cdim A B7 E7 A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Dm7

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Bm

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

Cdim

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
CD♯F♯
Practice Cdim

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Bm7

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

Questions

Which chords does But Not For Me by Ella Fitzgerald use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is But Not For Me by Ella Fitzgerald in?

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

How hard is But Not For Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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