# This Used to Be My Playground – Madonna: piano chords

This Used to Be My Playground by Madonna uses 16 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Asus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [Asus2/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus2), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Dsus2/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Asus2 Asus2/G D/F# D/C Bm Em Em7 Asus4 A7 D D/C B7
- Verse 1: Cmaj7 B7 Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 Dsus2/B Asus4 Am Asus2 B7 Em D Em D
- Chorus 2: Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Asus2 Asus2/G D/F# D/C Bm Em Em7 Asus4 A7 D D/C B7
- Verse 2: Cmaj7 B7 Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 Em Em7/D Cmaj7 B7 Dsus2/B Asus4 Am Asus2 B7 Em D Em D
- Chorus 3: Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Asus2 Asus2/G D/F# D/C Bm Em Em7
- Chorus 4: Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Asus2 Asus2/G D/F# D/C Bm Em Em7
- Chorus 5: Cmaj7 Bm7 Em Asus2 Asus2/G D/F# D/C Bm Em Em7 Cmaj7 B7

## Questions

### Which chords does This Used to Be My Playground by Madonna use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is This Used to Be My Playground 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 This Used to Be My Playground to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 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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