# Pinball Wizard – Elton John: piano chords

Pinball Wizard by Elton John uses 21 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bb6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp6), [Ab6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp6), [Csus4/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Fsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsus4), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Eb/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Eb/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Cm Cm G/B Bb6 Ab6 Csus4/G G Ab G F/C C Bb Ab Gsus4 G C Bb Eb Fsus4 F C Bb Ab Gsus4 G C Bb Eb Fsus4 F G C F G C F G C Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Bb7 Ab Eb/G Bb Ab Eb/G Bb C Bb Ab Gsus4 G C Bb Eb Fsus4 F G C F G C F G C Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb Eb/Bb Bb Ab Eb Bb F/C C Bb Ab Gsus4 G C Bb Eb Fsus4 F G A D G A D G A D F C F/C C F/C C G A D G A D G A D F C F/C C D E Dm G A D G A D G A D F C F/C C D E C Bb F C

## Questions

### Which chords does Pinball Wizard by Elton John use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Pinball Wizard 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 Pinball Wizard to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (21), 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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