# The Puppy Song – Harry Nilsson: piano chords

The Puppy Song by Harry Nilsson uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D G C G C A D G G7 C A D G G7 C D7 G C D7 G C A D G G7 C A D G G7 C D7 G C D7 G D G C G

## Questions

### Which chords does The Puppy Song by Harry Nilsson use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Puppy Song by Harry Nilsson in?

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

### How hard is The Puppy Song to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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