Gerry & The Pacemakers

Ferry Cross the Mersey – Gerry & The Pacemakers: piano chords

Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry & The Pacemakers uses 14 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E D C#m B G#m F#m B7 F#7 A C#m7 Em A7 Bm G#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

E D E D

Verse 1

E D E D E D C#m B E G#m F#m B E D

Verse 2

E D E D E D C#m B E G#m F#m B E

Bridge 1

F#m B E F#m B7 E F#m B G#m F#7 B7

Verse 3

E D E D A E D C#m7 B E G#m F#m B E D Em A7 D Em A D Em A D F#m Bm E A

Verse 4

E D E D A E D C#m7 B E G#m F#m B E D E D E D C#m B A G# C#m B A G# E G#m B E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

D

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

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

G#m

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD♯ — chord toneD♯
G♯BD♯
Practice G#m

F#m

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

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

A

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

C#m7

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
C♯EG♯B
Practice C#m7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry & The Pacemakers use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry & The Pacemakers in?

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

How hard is Ferry Cross the Mersey to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.