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Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) – Elton John: piano chords

Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) by Elton John uses 17 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G/D F/C G F/G G F/G G/D F/C G F/G G F/G

Verse 1

G F C G F C G Dm7

Chorus 1

C Bb F C Bb F C C/E C/F C/F# G G/F E Cm7/Eb Dsus4 C G Dm F G Dm F

Verse 2

G F C G F C G Dm7

Chorus 2

C Bb F C Bb F C C/E C/F C/F# G G/F E Cm7/Eb Ddim7 C

Instrumental 1

Bb F C Bb F C

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Chorus 3

Bb F C Bb F C C/E C/F C/F# G G/F E Cm7/Eb Ddim7 C

Instrumental 2

Bb F C

Outro 1

Bb F C Bb F C

Chords on the piano

G

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

F

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

C

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

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

A#

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Dsus4

D — bass noteDG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
DGA
Practice Dsus4

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Ddim7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
DFG♯B
Practice Ddim7

Questions

Which chords does Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) by Elton John use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) 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 Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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