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Hocus Pocus – Focus: piano chords

Hocus Pocus by Focus uses 32 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj D B E G Am Em7 Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 Bb/A Dm/A Em/A F/A G/A D# F#m C#m E7 B/A C#/A D/A E/A F#/A G#/A A#/A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj

Verse 1

Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E A Bb/A Am7 Dm/A Em/A F/A G/A

Chorus 1

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj

Verse 2

Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E A Bb/A Am7 Dm/A Em/A F/A G/A

Solo 1

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj A G A G A G A G A G A G A G A G D C D C D C D C A G A G A G A G D# E D

Chorus 2

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj

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Verse 3

Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E A Bb/A Am7 Dm/A Em/A F/A G/A

Solo 2

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj A B C D E F G

Chorus 3

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj A E F#m C#m D A B7 E7 A E F#m C#m D A B7 E7 A B/A C#/A D/A E/A F#/A G#/A A#/A

Solo 3

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj

Verse 4

Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E Am Em7 F Cmaj7 Dm Am7 B7 E A Bb/A Am7 Dm/A Em/A F/A G/A

Chorus 4

A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A Em F C Bb7 Emaj A Em F D B E A C D F G Emaj A

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

A#7

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Questions

Which chords does Hocus Pocus by Focus use?

Different chords: 32. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hocus Pocus by Focus in?

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

How hard is Hocus Pocus to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (32), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.