# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Amaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj7), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Bbmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj7), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Ab7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [C#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [B9](https://pianokitty.com/c/B9), [Dmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [E9](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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