# It's So Hard – John Lennon: piano chords

It's So Hard by John Lennon uses 4 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: A D B7 E7 A D B7 E7 A B7 E7 A

## Questions

### Which chords does It's So Hard by John Lennon use?

Different chords: 4. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is It's So Hard by John Lennon in?

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

### How hard is It's So Hard to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (4), 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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