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Bennie And The Jets – Elton John: piano chords

Bennie And The Jets by Elton John uses 14 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Am7 D G G7 Em Am Bm C C7 Bb/C F E7/G# Em/D Fmaj7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Am7 D G G7 Am7 D Em Am Bm C

Chorus 1

G Am7 C7 C G Am7 C D Em C Bb/C G F

Verse 2

Am7 D G E7/G# Am7 D Em Am Bm C

Chorus 2

G Am7 C7 C G Am7 C D Em Em/D C Bb/C G F Am7 D G E7/G# Am7 D Em Am Bm C

Chorus 3

G Am7 C7 C G Am7 C D Em Em/D C Bb/C G F

Outro 1

G Fmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

D

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Bm

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

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Questions

Which chords does Bennie And The Jets by Elton John use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Bennie And The Jets by Elton John in?

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

How hard is Bennie And The Jets to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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