# I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor: piano chords

I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor uses 9 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Bdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim7), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E7
- Verse 1: Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E
- Chorus 1: Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am
- Interlude 1: Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E
- Verse 2: Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E7 Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E
- Chorus 2: Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E
- Chorus 3: Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am
- Solo 1: Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E
- Verse 3: Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E7 Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E
- Chorus 4: Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am
- Interlude 2: Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E Am Dm G Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Bdim7 Esus4 E

## Questions

### Which chords does I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor in?

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

### How hard is I Will Survive to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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