John Lennon

Meat City – John Lennon: piano chords

Meat City by John Lennon uses 6 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

A Asus2 C7 F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A Asus2 A C7 C C7 C C7 C A Asus2 A F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 A C7 C C7 C C7 C A Asus2 A F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus2 A C7 C C7 C C7 C A Asus2 A F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A F#m F#m7 A Asus2 A C7 C A C7 C A C7 C A C7 C A C7 C A

Chords on the piano

A

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

Asus2

A — bass noteAB — chord toneBE — chord toneE
ABE
Practice Asus2

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

F#m

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

C

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

Questions

Which chords does Meat City by John Lennon use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Meat City 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 Meat City to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

More by John Lennon