# Harper Valley P.T.A. – Jeannie C. Riley: piano chords

Harper Valley P.T.A. by Jeannie C. Riley uses 8 chords in Eb minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: A
- Verse 1: B A D E A
- Interlude 1: D E A
- Verse 2: B A D E A F
- Verse 3: Bb Eb Bb Eb F Bb
- Verse 4: Eb Bb Eb F Bb
- Verse 5: Eb Bb Eb F Bb
- Verse 6: Eb Bb Eb F Bb
- Verse 7: F# B E B E F# B
- Verse 8: E B E F# B
- Outro 1: E F# B E F# B

## Questions

### Which chords does Harper Valley P.T.A. by Jeannie C. Riley use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Harper Valley P.T.A. by Jeannie C. Riley in?

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

### How hard is Harper Valley P.T.A. to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 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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