George Harrison

Isn't It a Pity – George Harrison: piano chords

Isn't It a Pity by George Harrison uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

G Cmaj7/G Gdim7 C6/G A7 C

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G Cmaj7/G G

Verse 1

Cmaj7/G G Gdim7 C6/G G A7 C G Gdim7 C6/G G

Verse 2

Cmaj7/G G Gdim7 C6/G G A7 C G Gdim7 C6/G G

Solo 1

A7 C G Gdim7 C6/G G

Verse 3

Cmaj7/G G Gdim7 C6/G G A7 C G Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G

Outro 1

Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G Gdim7 C6/G G

Chords on the piano

G

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

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Gdim7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭E — chord toneE
GA♯C♯E
Practice Gdim7

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

A7

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

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Isn't It a Pity by George Harrison use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Isn't It a Pity by George Harrison in?

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

How hard is Isn't It a Pity to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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