Frank Sinatra

My Way – Frank Sinatra: piano chords

My Way by Frank Sinatra uses 13 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

D/F# F#m/A Am6 B7 Em Em7 A7 D/A D7 G Gm7 G/B Bm

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D/F# F#m/A Am6 B7 Em Em7 A7 D/F#

Verse 2

D/A D7 G Gm7 D/A A7 G/B D/F#

Verse 3

F#m/A Am6 B7 Em Em7 A7 D/F#

Verse 4

D/A D7 G Gm7 D/A A7 G/B D/F#

Verse 5

D7 G Em A7 F#m/A Bm Em A7 G/B D/F#

Verse 6

F#m/A Am6 B7 Em Em7 A7 D/F#

Verse 7

D/A D7 G Gm7 D/F# A7 G/B D/F#

Verse 8

D7 G Em A7 F#m/A Bm Em A7 G/B D/F#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

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

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Am6

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEF♯ — chord toneF♯
ACEF♯
Practice Am6

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

Em

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G

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

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Questions

Which chords does My Way by Frank Sinatra use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is My Way by Frank Sinatra in?

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

How hard is My Way to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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