# (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.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Aaug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Aaug), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [E/G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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