# 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.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## 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
- 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

## 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.

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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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