Little Anthony & The Imperials

Tears on My Pillow – Little Anthony & The Imperials: piano chords

Tears on My Pillow by Little Anthony & The Imperials uses 15 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

C Am Dm G7 G F# F C7 Eb Cm Fm Bb7 Bb A Ab

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C Am Dm G7

Verse 1

C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7 G F# F

Chorus 1

G F# F G C Am F G7

Verse 2

C Am Dm G7 C Am Dm G7 G F# F

Chorus 2

G F# F G C F C C7

Bridge 1

F G C F G C F# G F# G

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Verse 3

Eb Cm Fm Bb7 Eb Cm Fm Bb7 Bb A Ab

Chorus 3

Bb A Ab Bb Eb Cm Fm Bb7

Outro 1

Eb Cm Fm Bb7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

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

Am

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

Dm

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

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

G

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

F

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

Questions

Which chords does Tears on My Pillow by Little Anthony & The Imperials use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Tears on My Pillow by Little Anthony & The Imperials in?

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

How hard is Tears on My Pillow to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.