# 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.

## Chords in the song

[E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Cdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cdim), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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