# Beat Goes On – Madonna: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [F#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Esus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/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
- Bridge 2: Em
- Verse 3: G Em G Em
- Chorus 3: G Em
- Outro 1: G Em D Esus4 Em7

## 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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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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