George Harrison

Teardrops – George Harrison: piano chords

Teardrops by George Harrison uses 10 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A D/A A D/A A G C/G G C/G G

Chorus 1

A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A D/A A

Verse 1

E E7 F#m E D E A E D E A E D E

Chorus 2

A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A D/A A

Verse 2

E E7 F#m E D E A E D E A E D E

Chorus 3

A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A D/A A

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Interlude 1

D/A A D/A A G C/G G C/G G

Chorus 4

A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A D/A A

Chorus 5

D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A

Outro 1

D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E A D/A A E/G# F#m E Bm E

Chords on the piano

A

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

D

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

G

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

C

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

E

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

F#m

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

E7

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

Questions

Which chords does Teardrops by George Harrison use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Teardrops by George Harrison in?

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

How hard is Teardrops to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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