# Rocky Mountain High – John Denver: piano chords

Rocky Mountain High by John Denver uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Eadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Eadd9), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [Aadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Aadd9)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: E F#m7 A B D B Eadd9 F#m G#m E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B A B E A B E A B Eadd9 F#m G#m A Aadd9 E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B A B E A B E A B Eadd9 F#m G#m A Aadd9 E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 D B E F#m7 A B A B E A B E A B Eadd9 F#m G#m A Aadd9 E A B E A B E A B Eadd9 F#m G#m A Aadd9 E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E F#m7 A B E

## Questions

### Which chords does Rocky Mountain High by John Denver use?

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

### What key is Rocky Mountain High by John Denver in?

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

### How hard is Rocky Mountain High 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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