John Lennon

Power To The People – John Lennon: piano chords

Power To The People by John Lennon uses 6 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Cmaj7 D

Verse 1

Em Em/G Em/B Em Em/G Em/B Em

Chorus 2

D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Cmaj7 D

Verse 2

Em Em/G Em/B Em Em/G Em/B Em

Chorus 3

D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Cmaj7 D

Verse 3

Em Em/G Em/B Em Em/G Em/B Em

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Chorus 4

D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Cmaj7 D

Bridge 1

Em Em/G Em/B Em Em7/D Em Em7/D Em Em7/D Em Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D

Chorus 5

D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Cmaj7 D

Chorus 6

Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Em7/D D Cmaj7 D

Chords on the piano

D

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does Power To The People by John Lennon use?

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

What key is Power To The People by John Lennon in?

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

How hard is Power To The People to play on the piano?

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

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