Glenn Miller

Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller: piano chords

Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller uses 18 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
E major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A7 E6 Gdim F#m F#m7 Fdim B7 E E7 C#7 Cdim Am6 Ebm7 G#7 Bm7 C#m6 Eb7 Bm6

Chord sheet

Verse 1

A7 E6 Gdim F#m F#m7 Fdim B7 E E7 E6 C#7 E Cdim E F#m Cdim B7 E A7 E6 Gdim F#m F#m7 Fdim B7 E E7 E6 C#7 E Cdim E F#m Cdim B7 E

Bridge 1

A7 Am6 Ebm7 G#7 Bm7 C#7 C#m6 Eb7 C#m6 Eb7 Bm6 C#7 F#m7 B7

Verse 2

A7 E6 Gdim F#m F#m7 Fdim B7 E E7 E6 C#7 E Cdim E F#m Cdim B7 E

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

E6

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBC♯ — chord toneC♯
EG♯BC♯
Practice E6

Gdim

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
GA♯C♯
Practice Gdim

F#m

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

Fdim

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
FG♯B
Practice Fdim

B7

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

E

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

C#7

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭B — chord toneB
C♯FG♯B
Practice C#7

Cdim

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

Questions

Which chords does Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller use?

Different chords: 18. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Moonlight Serenade by Glenn Miller in?

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

How hard is Moonlight Serenade to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (18), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.