Erroll Garner

Misty – Erroll Garner: piano chords

Misty by Erroll Garner uses 21 chords in Eb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Eb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Ebmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Abm7 Db7 Db9 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 C7 Gb9 Eb9 Eb6 Am7 D7 F7 F9 E9 Bb9

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Ebmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Abm7 Db7 Db9 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Gm7 C7 Gb9 Fm7 Bb7

Verse 2

Eb9 Ebmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Abm7 Db7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Eb6 Db9 Ebmaj7

Chorus 1

Bbm7 Eb7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Am7 D7 Cm7 F7 F9 Gm7 C7 C7 Fm7 Bb7 E9

Verse 3

Ebmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Abm7 Db7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb7 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Bb7 Bb9 Ebmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D#maj7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
D♯GA♯D
Practice D#maj7

A#m7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯C♯FG♯
Practice A#m7

D#7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
D♯GA♯C♯
Practice D#7

G#maj7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
G♯CD♯G
Practice G#maj7

G#m7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
G♯BD♯F♯
Practice G#m7

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Fm7

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FG♯CD♯
Practice Fm7

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Questions

Which chords does Misty by Erroll Garner use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Misty by Erroll Garner in?

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

How hard is Misty to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.