# The Man Who Sold the World – Lulu: piano chords

The Man Who Sold the World by Lulu uses 6 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Ebm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D7 Gm Bb
- Verse 1: Gm D7 Gm D7 Bb F D Gm F
- Chorus 1: Bb Ebm Bb F Bb Ebm D7
- Instrumental 1: Gm Bb
- Verse 2: Gm D7 Gm D7 Bb F D7 Gm F
- Chorus 2: Bb Ebm Bb F Bb Ebm Bb
- Chorus 3: F Bb Ebm Bb F Bb Ebm F
- Chorus 4: Bb Ebm Bb F Bb Ebm D7
- Instrumental 2: Gm

## Questions

### Which chords does The Man Who Sold the World by Lulu use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Man Who Sold the World by Lulu in?

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

### How hard is The Man Who Sold the World to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 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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