# Hello – Lionel Richie: piano chords

Hello by Lionel Richie uses 13 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am/F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Am Am/G Am/F A Dm G C F Bb E Am Am/G Am/F A Dm G C F Bb E Am Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em Am C F Am Am/G F G Am Am/G F G Am Am/G F G D Bm C G D C Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em Am C F Am Am/G F G Am Am/G F G Am Am/G F G Am Am/G F A G D Bm C G D C Am Am/G Am/F A Dm G C F Bb E Am Am/G Am/F A Dm G Em C G D Em C G D Em C G D Em G D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Hello by Lionel Richie use?

Different chords: 13. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hello by Lionel Richie in?

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

### How hard is Hello to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (13), 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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/lionel-richie/hello