# 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.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em)

## 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
- 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

## 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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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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