# Diamonds & Rust – Joan Baez: piano chords

Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez uses 7 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em
- Verse 1: C G D Em
- Verse 2: C G D Em
- Verse 3: C G D Em
- Verse 4: C G D Em
- Verse 5: C G D Em
- Verse 6: C G D Em
- Bridge 1: Bm D Bm D C G F G B7 Em
- Verse 7: C G D Em
- Verse 8: C G D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez in?

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

### How hard is Diamonds & Rust to play on the piano?

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

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+Em+%3Cverse_1%3E+C+G+D+Em+%3Cverse_2%3E+C+G+D+Em+%3Cverse_3%3E+C+G+D+Em+%3Cverse_4%3E+C+G+D+Em+%3Cverse_5%3E+C+G+D+Em+%3Cverse_6%3E+C+G+D+Em+%3Cbridge_1%3E+Bm+D+Bm+D+C+G+F+G+B7+Em+%3Cverse_7%3E+C+G+D+Em+%3Cverse_8%3E+C+G+D+Em&seq=inOrder&title=Joan+Baez+-+Diamonds+%26+Rust)

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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/joan-baez/diamonds-and-rust