# Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Elvis Presley: piano chords

Take My Hand, Precious Lord by Elvis Presley uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G G/D G C/G G
- Chorus 1: C G D D7/A G C G D G G/C
- Verse 1: G C G D D7/A G C G D G G/C
- Verse 2: G C G D/A G C G D7 G G/C
- Chorus 2: G C G D D7/A G C G D G C G

## Questions

### Which chords does Take My Hand, Precious Lord by Elvis Presley use?

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

### What key is Take My Hand, Precious Lord by Elvis Presley in?

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

### How hard is Take My Hand, Precious Lord to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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