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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word – Elton John: piano chords

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John uses 10 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Gm Cm F Bb Gm7 Cm7 F7 D D7 Eb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Gm Cm F Bb

Verse 1

Gm Gm7 Cm Cm7 Cm F F7 Bb D D7 Gm Gm7 Cm Cm7 Cm F F7 Bb D D7

Verse 2

Gm Gm7 Cm Cm7 Cm F F7 Bb D D7 Gm Gm7 Cm Cm7 Cm F F7 Bb D D7

Chorus 1

Eb D7 Gm Cm Eb D Gm Eb D7 Gm Cm Eb Cm Eb D Gm

Solo 1

Gm7 Cm Cm7 Cm F F7 Bb D D7

Verse 4

Gm Gm7 Cm Cm7 Cm F Bb D D7 Gm Gm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Eb D7 Gm Cm Eb D7 Gm Cm Gm

Chords on the piano

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

F

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

A#

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

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Cm7

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

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Questions

Which chords does Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word by Elton John in?

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

How hard is Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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