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Beat Goes On – Madonna: piano chords

Beat Goes On by Madonna uses 12 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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E minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Em7 Am7 F#dim7 B7 E Bm D Am/C C Em G Esus4

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Em7 Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7

Verse 1

Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7 Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7

Chorus 1

Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7

Verse 2

Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7 Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7

Chorus 2

Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7

Bridge 1

E Bm D Am/C D E Bm C D E D C D Em7 Am7 F#dim7 B7 Em7

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Bridge 2

Em

Verse 3

G Em G Em

Chorus 3

G Em

Outro 1

G Em D Esus4 Em7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Em7

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

Am7

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

F#dim7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCD♯ — chord toneD♯
F♯ACD♯
Practice F#dim7

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

E

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

D

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

C

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

Em

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

G

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

Questions

Which chords does Beat Goes On by Madonna use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Beat Goes On by Madonna in?

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

How hard is Beat Goes On to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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