# Healing Hands – Elton John: piano chords

Healing Hands by Elton John uses 20 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bb Eb/Bb Bb F/Bb Bb F Bb Eb/Bb Bb F/Bb Bb F Bb F Gm Dm7 Eb F Bb D Eb F Bb F Gm Dm7 Eb F Bb D Eb F
- Bridge 1: Gm Eb C/E F
- Chorus 1: D G/D D G A7 D Bm Em7 A A/D D Gm D/A A D Bb F Gm Dm7 Eb F Bb D Eb F Bb F Gm Dm7 Eb F Bb C D Eb F
- Bridge 2: Gm Eb C/E F
- Chorus 2: D G/D D G A7 D Bm Em7 A A/D D Gm D/A A D
- Solo 1: Gm Eb F Bb Gm Eb F
- Bridge 3: Gm Eb C/E F
- Chorus 3: D G/D D G A7 D Bm Em7 A A/D D Gm D/A A D G/D D G A7 D Bm Em7 A A/D D Gm D/A A D
- Instrumental 1: D/F# G7 A7 D D/F# G7 A7
- Chorus 4: D G/D D G A7 D Bm Em7 A A/D D Gm D/A A D
- Instrumental 2: D/F# G7 A7 D D/F# G7 A7

## Questions

### Which chords does Healing Hands by Elton John use?

Different chords: 20. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Healing Hands by Elton John in?

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

### How hard is Healing Hands to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (20), 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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