Joe Walsh

Life's Been Good – Joe Walsh: piano chords

Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A F#m D E C Cm C7 C6 Cm7

Chord sheet

A F#m D E F#m D F#m D E D A F#m E C Cm C7 C6 Cm7

Chords on the piano

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

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

C

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

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

C7

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

C6

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGA — chord toneA
CEGA
Practice C6

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Questions

Which chords does Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh use?

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

What key is Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh in?

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

How hard is Life's Been Good to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.