Gilbert O'Sullivan

Alone Again (Naturally) – Gilbert O'Sullivan: piano chords

Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan uses 19 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

F major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

F7 F6 Am Am7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 F6 Am Am7 Cm Cm7 Ebdim7 D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 Faug F6 Esus4 E Am7 Cm D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 F6 Am7 D7 Gm7 C7 F7 F6 F7 F6 Am Am7 Cm Cm7 Ebdim7 D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 Faug F6 Esus4 E Am7 Cm D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 F6 Am7 D7 Gm7 C7 F7 G# D# Gm7 C G# D C7 Gm7 C

Instrumental 1

F7 F6 Am Am7 Cm Cm7 Ebdim7 D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 Faug F6 Esus4 E Am7 Cm D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 F6 Am7 D7 Gm7 C7 F7 F6 Am Am7 Cm Cm7 Ebdim7 D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 Faug F6 Esus4 E Am7 Cm D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 F6 Am7 D7 Gm7 Bbm/G F7 D7 Gm7 C F

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

F6

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FACD
Practice F6

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

D#dim7

D♯ — bass noteD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
D♯F♯AC
Practice D#dim7

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Questions

Which chords does Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan use?

Different chords: 19. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan in?

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

How hard is Alone Again (Naturally) to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (19), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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