# Mind Games – John Lennon: piano chords

Mind Games by John Lennon uses 13 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G6/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [G/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C G6/B Am7 C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C
- Verse 1: C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C
- Bridge 1: C D G G/F Em G/D D D/C C D G G/F Em G/D D D/C
- Verse 2: C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C
- Bridge 2: C D G G/F Em G/D D D/C C D G G/F Em G/D D D/C
- Verse 3: C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C
- Outro 1: C G6/B Am7 C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C G6/B Am C/G Fmaj7 C/E D D/C C D G G/F Em G/D D

## Questions

### Which chords does Mind Games by John Lennon use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Mind Games by John Lennon in?

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

### How hard is Mind Games to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (13), 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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