# Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley: piano chords

Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley uses 6 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Emaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: E A7 B7 E
- Verse 2: A7 B7 E
- Verse 3: A7 B7 E
- Verse 4: A7 B7 E
- Solo 1: E7 A7 B7 E
- Verse 5: A7 B7 E Fmaj7 Emaj7

## Questions

### Which chords does Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley in?

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

### How hard is Heartbreak Hotel to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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