# An American Trilogy – Elvis Presley: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F#dim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cverse_1%3E+C+C%2FE+F+F%23dim+C+Am+G+C+Csus4+C+F+D+G+C+F+C+G+C+C%2FE+F+F%23dim+C+Am+G+C+%3Cchorus_1%3E+C%2FE+F+C+E7+Am+F+Dm+G+Am+F+C+%3Cverse_2%3E+Gm+C+Am+F+C+Am+Dm+G+C+%3Csolo_1%3E+C7+F+C+C%2FE+F+C+%3Cchorus_2%3E+E7+Am+F+Dm+G+Am+F+Dm+G+C&seq=inOrder&title=Elvis+Presley+-+An+American+Trilogy)

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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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