Frank Sinatra

Try A Little Tenderness – Frank Sinatra: piano chords

Try A Little Tenderness by Frank Sinatra uses 17 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 Bbmaj7 C#m7 Cm7 Ab7 E7 B7 C#7 Esus4 F#7 B9 Dmaj7 Em7 A7 E9

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 Bbmaj7 Amaj7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 Bbmaj7 Amaj7 Bm7 Amaj7 Ab7 C#m7 Cm7 Bm7 Amaj7 C#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 B7 C#7 F#m7 B7 Esus4 E7

Verse 1

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 F#7 B9 E7 Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 Bbmaj7

Verse 2

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 F#7 B9 E7 Amaj7 Dmaj7 Em7 A7

Bridge 1

Dmaj7 C#7 F#m7 B7 Bm7 E9 Bm7 E7 E9

Verse 3

Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 E7 Amaj7 F#7 B9 E7 Amaj7 F#m7 Bm7 Bbmaj7 Amaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

Cm7

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

B7

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

F#7

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

B9

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
BD♯F♯AC♯
Practice B9

Questions

Which chords does Try A Little Tenderness by Frank Sinatra use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Try A Little Tenderness by Frank Sinatra in?

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

How hard is Try A Little Tenderness to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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