# Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Elton John: piano chords

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John uses 15 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D7/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Ab6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp6), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C C/Bb F C F
- Verse 1: G C/G G F C F/C C C/E F Bb/F F G C/G G C/G G C/G G F C F/C C C/E F Bb/F F G C/G G C/G G C/G G F C F/C C C/E F Bb/F F G C/G G C/G G C/G G F C F/C C C/E F Bb/F F C/G G G7
- Chorus 1: C C/Bb F/A D7/F# C/G F/G G C C/Bb F/A Dm C/E F C/G G C C/Bb F/A C/G F
- Verse 2: G C/G G7 F C F/C C C/E F Bb/F F G C/G G7 G C/G G F C F/C C C/E F Bb/F F C/G G
- Chorus 2: C C/Bb F/A D7/F# C/G F/G G C C/Bb F/A Dm C/E F C/G G C C/Bb F/A Ab6 Bb C C/Bb F/A D7/F# C/G F/G G C C/Bb F/A Dm C/E F C/G G C C/Bb F/A Ab6 Bb C

## Questions

### Which chords does Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by Elton John in?

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

### How hard is Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 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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