Glen Campbell

Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell: piano chords

Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell uses 16 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

A minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

A D G C E A A# A F D C Cmaj7 A C B A Dm7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Am7 Em7 D Dsus4 A Gadd9 D Dm A Em7 F Em7 F Dm7 Fmaj7 Em7 Dm7 Am7 Em7 D Dsus4 A Gadd9 D Dm A Em7 F Em7 F Dm7 A Em7 D Dm A Em7 F G F G F G F G F G F G

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Am7

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Questions

Which chords does Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell in?

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

How hard is Wichita Lineman to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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