# Watching The Wheels – John Lennon: piano chords

Watching The Wheels by John Lennon uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
- Verse 1: C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F C Cmaj7 F
- Chorus 1: G C Am F Dm Dm7 G Am Am/G F Fm C
- Outro 1: Cmaj7 F

## Questions

### Which chords does Watching The Wheels by John Lennon use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Watching The Wheels by John Lennon in?

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

### How hard is Watching The Wheels to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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