# Me and Bobby McGee – Janis Joplin: piano chords

Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin uses 19 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Gm6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm6), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Dm/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G7/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [G9](https://pianokitty.com/c/G9), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: C Em7 F F/E Dm7 G7 F/G C Gm6 Bb A7 Dm Dm/C G7/B G G7/B C E E7 F A7 E Dm G7 G9 C Gm6 B A7 Dm Dm/C G7/B G6 G7 C

## Questions

### Which chords does Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin use?

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

### What key is Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin in?

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

### How hard is Me and Bobby McGee 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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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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