Jerry Lee Lewis

Great Balls Of Fire – Jerry Lee Lewis: piano chords

Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis uses 16 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C F D/F# C/G E/G# A D7 G7 Em C7 D7/F# A7 D E G G/B

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C F D/F# C/G E/G# A D7 G7 C F C

Verse 1

Em C F C C7 F D7/F# C/G A7 D G7 C

Verse 2

Em C F C C7 F D7/F# C/G A7 D G7 C

Chorus 1

E F C D G7 C E F C D7 G7

Verse 3

C Em C F C C7 F D7/F# C/G A7 D G7 C

Solo 1

Em F C D G C Em F C D G C Em C F C F D/F# C/G E/G# A7 D G7 C

Chorus 2

E F C D G7 C E F C D7 G7

Verse 4

C Em C F C C7 F D7/F# C/G A7 D G7 C G/B A7 D G7 C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

E

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

A7

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Questions

Which chords does Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis in?

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

How hard is Great Balls Of Fire to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.