# Hound Dog – Elvis Presley: piano chords

Hound Dog by Elvis Presley uses 5 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: C F C G F C
- Verse 2: F C G F C
- Verse 3: F C G F C
- Solo 1: F C G F C
- Verse 4: F C G F C
- Solo 2: F C G F C
- Verse 5: F C G F C
- Verse 6: F C G C#7 C7
- Intro 1: C F C G C
- Verse 7: F C G C F C G C
- Chorus 1: G F C G F C G C G C
- Interlude 1: F C G C F C G C
- Chorus 2: G F C G F C G C G C
- Verse 8: F C G C F C G C
- Chorus 3: G F C G F C G C G C
- Chorus 4: G F C G F C G C G C G C G C
- Intro 2: F G F G
- Verse 9: C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Chorus 5: C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Verse 10: C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Verse 11: C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G C F G
- Chorus 6: C F G C F G C F G C F G

## Questions

### Which chords does Hound Dog by Elvis Presley use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hound Dog 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 Hound Dog to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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