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Step Into Christmas – Elton John: piano chords

Step Into Christmas by Elton John uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D G Am A Em E7 Asus4 Bm E

Chord sheet

D G D G D Am G D A Am G Em A D G A D G E7 A Asus4 A D G D G D Am G D A Am G Em A D G A G D Bm E A D G D G D Am G D A Am G Em A D G A D G E7 A Asus4 A Em A Asus4 A

Chords on the piano

D

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

G

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

E

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

Questions

Which chords does Step Into Christmas by Elton John use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Step Into Christmas by Elton John in?

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

How hard is Step Into Christmas to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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