Johnny Nash

I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash: piano chords

I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash uses 8 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D G A C F A7 C#m Bm

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D G D G A D G D

Chorus 1

C G D C G D

Verse 2

G D G A D G D C G D

Bridge 1

F C F A7 C#m G C#m G C Bm A

Verse 3

D G D G A D G D

Outro 1

C G D C G D C G D C G D

Chords on the piano

D

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

C#m

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
C♯EG♯
Practice C#m

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Questions

Which chords does I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash in?

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

How hard is I Can See Clearly Now to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.