# Lullaby Of Birdland – Ella Fitzgerald: piano chords

Lullaby Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald uses 22 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim7), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [Am6/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am6), [Baugmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Baugmaj7), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [F#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E9](https://pianokitty.com/c/E9), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Ab9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp9), [G13/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/G13)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em C#dim7 F#7 B7 Em7 Am7 D9 Am6/C Baugmaj7
- Verse 1: Em C#dim7 F#7 B7 Fm7 Cmaj7 Am7 D9 Bm7 Em7 Am7 D7 C9 F#dim7 B7 Em C#dim7 F#7 B7 Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 D9 Bm7 Em7 Am7 D7 G D7 G E9 E7 Am Am7 D9 D7 G E9 E7 Am Am7 D9 D7 G B7 Em C#dim7 F#7 B7 Em7 Cmaj7 Am D9 Bm7 Em7 Am7 D7 G C9 F#dim7 B7 Em C#dim7 F#7 B7 Fm7 Cmaj7 Am7 D9 Bm7 Em7 Am7 D7 C9 F#dim7 B7 Em C#dim7 F#7 B7 Em7 Cmaj7 Am7 D9 Bm7 Em7 Am7 D7 G D7 G E9 E7 Am Am7 D9 D7 G E9 E7 Am Am7 D9 D7 G B7 Em C#dim7 F#7 B7 Em7 Cmaj7 Am D9 Bm7 Em7 Am7 D7 G D9 D7 G6 C9 Am7 Ab9 G13/G

## Questions

### Which chords does Lullaby Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald use?

Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Lullaby Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald in?

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

### How hard is Lullaby Of Birdland to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 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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