# The Letter – Joe Cocker: piano chords

The Letter by Joe Cocker uses 9 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Am F Am D7 Am Am/G D/F# F E Am C D C D C Am C D
- Verse 2: Am F Am D7 Am Am/G D/F# F E Am C D C D C Am C D
- Chorus 1: C G F C G C G F C G E Am F Am D7 Am Am/G D/F# F E Am C D C D C Am C D
- Chorus 2: C G F C G C G F C G E Am F Am D7 Am Am/G D/F# F E Am C D C D C Am C D Am C D C D C Am C D

## Questions

### Which chords does The Letter by Joe Cocker use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Letter by Joe Cocker in?

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

### How hard is The Letter to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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