# Philadelphia Freedom – Elton John: piano chords

Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John uses 18 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [C/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A7/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C#dim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpdim)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: G C Bb Am G C Bb Am G A7 Bb Am7 G C/D G A7 Bb Am7 G C F/C C G C F/C C G F7 E7 Am7 F7 E7 Eb C G C G/B Am7 G/B A7/C# D Bsus4 B7 Em Am7 G/B F/C C Am7 G/B C C#dim D C G/B Am7 G C Bb Am G C Bb Am G A7 Bb Am7 G C/D G A7 Bb Am7 G C F/C C G C F/C C G F7 E7 Am7 F7 E7 Eb C G C G/B Am7 G/B A7/C# D Bsus4 B7 Em Am7 G/B F/C C Am7 G/B C C#dim D C G/B Am7 G C Bb Am G C Bb Am G C G/B Am7 G/B A7/C# D Bsus4 B7 Em Am7 G/B F/C C Am7 G/B C C#dim D C G/B Am7 C G/B Am7 C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7 G C G/B Am7

## Questions

### Which chords does Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Philadelphia Freedom 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 Philadelphia Freedom to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 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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