Michael Jackson

Gone Too Soon – Michael Jackson: piano chords

Gone Too Soon by Michael Jackson uses 27 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

E Emaj7 Amaj7 A E A E Emaj7 E7 Amaj7 A E E7 Amaj7 D#m7 G#m E F#sus4 E F#sus4 E Emaj7 E7 Amaj7 A E C D G Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 C G C G Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 C G G7 Cmaj7 F#m7 Bm G Asus4 G Asus4 G Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 C G C G C Gmaj7 G Gmaj7 Cmaj7 C G C G Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 C G G7 Cmaj7 Fm7 Bm G Asus4 G Asus4 G Gmaj7 G7 Cmaj7 C G D# F Bb Bbmaj7 Bb7 D#maj7 D# Bb D# Bb Bbmaj7

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Bb7 D#maj7 D# Bb Bb7 D#maj7 G#m7 Dm Bb Csus4 Bb Csus4 Bb Bb7 D#maj7 D# Bb D# Bb D# Bbmaj7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

E

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

Amaj7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG♯ — chord toneG♯
AC♯EG♯
Practice Amaj7

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

C

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

G

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

Gmaj7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
GBDF♯
Practice Gmaj7

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Questions

Which chords does Gone Too Soon by Michael Jackson use?

Different chords: 27. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Gone Too Soon by Michael Jackson in?

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

How hard is Gone Too Soon to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (27), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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