Lou Gramm

Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm: piano chords

Midnight Blue by Lou Gramm uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C

Verse 1

C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C C C Cadd9 C C F G F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C

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Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C C C Cadd9 C C F G F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C C C Cadd9 C C C C Cadd9 C C C C Cadd9 C C F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G C Csus4 C Csus4 F G7/C Bb G/C Cmaj7 G/C C C C Cadd9 C C F G F G C C C Cadd9 C C F G

Chords on the piano

C

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

Csus4

C — bass noteCF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
CFG
Practice Csus4

F

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

G7

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

G

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

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

Questions

Which chords does Midnight Blue by Lou Gramm use?

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

What key is Midnight Blue by Lou Gramm in?

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

How hard is Midnight Blue to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.