# Lovesick Blues – George Strait: piano chords

Lovesick Blues by George Strait uses 8 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [B/D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: B7 E B7 E F#m E A A7 E C#m
- Verse 2: F#m B7 E B/D# C#m B7 A7 G#m
- Verse 3: A A7 E C#m F#m B7 E G#m C#m G#m C#m G#m C#m
- Verse 4: F#m B7 E F#m B7 E

## Questions

### Which chords does Lovesick Blues by George Strait use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Lovesick Blues by George Strait in?

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

### How hard is Lovesick Blues to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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