Kerry Ellis

Defying Gravity – Kerry Ellis: piano chords

Defying Gravity by Kerry Ellis uses 16 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C F/C G/C C/E F Bb Dm Gsus4 Am G F/A A Db Bb/F Ab G/A

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C F/C C F/C G/C C F/C C/E F Bb C Bb C Dm C/E F Gsus4

Chorus 1

Am F Gsus4 G Am F Gsus4 G C F/C C F/C G/C

Verse 2

C F/C C F/C G/C C F/C C/E F Bb C Bb C Dm C/E F Gsus4

Chorus 2

Am F Gsus4 G Am F Gsus4 G Am F Gsus4 G Bb

Bridge 1

C F/A Bb A Dm Db F Bb/F F Bb/F Ab Bb Ab Bb C F/C C F G C F/C C F G C F/C Dm C/E Bb C Bb C Dm C/E F Gsus4 G

Chorus 3

Am F Gsus4 G Am F Gsus4 G Am F Gsus4 G Am

Outro 1

F/A G/A Am F/A G/A Ab Bb F C

Chords on the piano

C

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

F

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

G

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Gsus4

G — bass noteGC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
GCD
Practice Gsus4

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

A

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Questions

Which chords does Defying Gravity by Kerry Ellis use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Defying Gravity by Kerry Ellis in?

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

How hard is Defying Gravity to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.