# Defying Gravity – Kerry Ellis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Bb/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## 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

## 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.

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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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