# So Long, Marianne – Leonard Cohen: piano chords

So Long, Marianne by Leonard Cohen uses 9 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Esus4), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: A Bm D A G D F#m E Esus4 E E7
- Chorus 1: A F#m E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4
- Verse 2: A Bm D A G D F#m Esus4 E E7
- Chorus 2: A F#m E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4
- Verse 3: A Bm D A G D F#m E Esus4 E E7
- Chorus 3: A F#m E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4
- Verse 4: A Bm D A G D F#m E Esus4 E E7
- Chorus 4: A F#m E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4
- Verse 5: A Bm D A G D F#m E Esus4 E E7
- Chorus 5: A F#m E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4
- Verse 6: A Bm D A G D F#m E Esus4 E E7
- Chorus 6: A F#m E Esus4 E E7 E Esus4 E E7 A Asus4
- Verse 7: A Bm D A G D F#m E Esus4 E E7

## Questions

### Which chords does So Long, Marianne by Leonard Cohen use?

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

### What key is So Long, Marianne by Leonard Cohen in?

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

### How hard is So Long, Marianne 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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