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American Pie – Madonna: piano chords

American Pie by Madonna uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G D Em7 Am C Em Am7 A7 D7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

G D Em7 Am C Em D G D Em7 Am C Em C D

Verse 2

G Am C Am Em D G D Em Am7 C Em A7 D

Verse 3

Em D Em D C G A7 C D7 G D Em Am C G D Em C D7 G C G

Chorus 1

C G D G C G D G C G D Em A7 Em D7

Verse 4

G D Em Am C Em D G D Em G Am G C Em Am C Em C D

Verse 5

Em Am Em Am C G Am C D G D Em Am7 C D7 G D Em Am7 D7 G D7

Chords on the piano

G

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

D

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Am

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

C

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

Em

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

A7

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Questions

Which chords does American Pie by Madonna use?

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

What key is American Pie by Madonna in?

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

How hard is American Pie to play on the piano?

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

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