# Monkey – George Michael: piano chords

Monkey by George Michael uses 5 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
- Verse 1: Dm F G Dm F G Dm F G Dm F G
- Bridge 1: Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A
- Chorus 2: Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
- Bridge 1: Dm F G
- Verse 2: Dm F G Dm F G Dm F G
- Bridge 2: Dm F G
- Bridge 2: Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A Em A
- Chorus 3: Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
- Bridge 3: Dm F G Dm F G Dm F G Dm F G Dm F G Em G A Em G A Em G A Em G A
- Chorus 4: Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
- Chorus 5: Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G Dm G
- Outro 1: Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does Monkey by George Michael use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Monkey by George Michael in?

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

### How hard is Monkey to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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