# Whatever Gets You Thru The Night – John Lennon: piano chords

Whatever Gets You Thru The Night by John Lennon uses 6 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G Em A A7 C G
- Verse 1: A C G A C G Em D C G
- Verse 2: A C G A C G Em D C G Em A D A D
- Chorus 1: A D A D A D C G Em A C G
- Verse 3: A C G A C G Em D C G Em A D A D
- Chorus 2: A D A D A D C G Em A C G Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Whatever Gets You Thru The Night by John Lennon use?

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

### What key is Whatever Gets You Thru The Night 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 Whatever Gets You Thru The Night to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. 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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