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An American Trilogy – Elvis Presley: piano chords

An American Trilogy by Elvis Presley uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C C/E F F#dim Am G Csus4 D E7 Dm Gm C7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C C/E F F#dim C Am G C Csus4 C F D G C F C G C C/E F F#dim C Am G C

Chorus 1

C/E F C E7 Am F Dm G Am F C

Verse 2

Gm C Am F C Am Dm G C

Solo 1

C7 F C C/E F C

Chorus 2

E7 Am F Dm G Am F Dm G C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

F

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

F#dim

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
F♯AC
Practice F#dim

Am

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

G

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

Csus4

C — bass noteCF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
CFG
Practice Csus4

D

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

E7

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

Dm

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

Gm

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

Questions

Which chords does An American Trilogy by Elvis Presley use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is An American Trilogy by Elvis Presley in?

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

How hard is An American Trilogy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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