# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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