Los Bravos

Black Is Black – Los Bravos: piano chords

Black Is Black by Los Bravos uses 10 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Em D A7 F#m G F# F E A B

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em D

Intro 2

Em D Em D Em D

Verse 1

Em D Em A7 D Em A7 D

Verse 2

Em D Em A7 D Em A7 D

Chorus 1

Em F#m G F# F E A F#m B

Verse 3

Em D Em A D Em A7 D

Chorus 2

Em F#m G F# F E A F#m B

Outro 1

Em D Em A D Em A D Em A D F G D

Chords on the piano

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

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

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

Questions

Which chords does Black Is Black by Los Bravos use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Black Is Black by Los Bravos in?

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

How hard is Black Is Black to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.