# 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.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [D7/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## 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

## 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.

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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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