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Finally – John Legend: piano chords

Finally by John Legend uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

F C C9 F6 Fm6 C11 Bbsus2 Dm7 C/E Bb9 Gsus4 G

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

F C C9 F6 Fm6 C C11 C F C C9 F6 Fm6 C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F Dm7 C/E Dm7 C/E Dm7 C/E Bb9 Gsus4 G F C C9 F6 Fm6 C C11 C F C C9 F6 Fm6 C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C C9 F6 Fm6 C C11 C F C C9 F6 Fm6 C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F C

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C

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

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

F6

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FACD
Practice F6

Fm6

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FG♯CD
Practice Fm6

C11

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
CEGA♯DF
Practice C11

A#sus2

A♯ — bass noteA♯C — chord toneCF — chord toneF
A♯CF
Practice A#sus2

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

A#9

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
A♯DFG♯C
Practice A#9

Gsus4

G — bass noteGC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
GCD
Practice Gsus4

Questions

Which chords does Finally by John Legend use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Finally by John Legend in?

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

How hard is Finally to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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