John Lennon

(Just Like) Starting Over – John Lennon: piano chords

(Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon uses 16 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

A Aaug F#m E7 A7 D Dm Bm E C#m F# G Am D7 Em E/G#

Chord sheet

A Aaug F#m Aaug A E7 A E7 A Aaug A7 D Dm A Aaug Bm E Bm E C#m F# Bm E A Aaug A Aaug A Aaug Bm E Bm E C#m F# Bm E A Aaug A G Am D7 G Em Am D7 G E D E/G# A Aaug Bm E Bm E C#m F# Bm Aaug A Aaug F#m Aaug A E A E A Aaug F#m A7 D Dm A Aaug

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

A

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

Aaug

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯F — chord toneF
AC♯F
Practice Aaug

F#m

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Questions

Which chords does (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is (Just Like) Starting Over 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 (Just Like) Starting Over to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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