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Something's Got A Hold On Me – Etta James: piano chords

Something's Got A Hold On Me by Etta James uses 8 chords in Db major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Db major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

C#7 F#7 C# F# C# F# C# F# C# C#7 F# C# C#7 F# C# G#7 C# F# C# A#m D#7 G# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# C#7 F# C# C#7 F# C# G#7 C# F# C# A#m D#7 G# C# F# C# F# C# F# C# G#7 C# F# C# A#m D#7 G# C#

Chords on the piano

C#7

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

F#7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯A♯C♯E
Practice F#7

C#

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

G#7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
G♯CD♯F♯
Practice G#7

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

D#7

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

G#

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

Questions

Which chords does Something's Got A Hold On Me by Etta James use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Something's Got A Hold On Me by Etta James in?

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

How hard is Something's Got A Hold On Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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