# Off the Wall – Michael Jackson: piano chords

Off the Wall by Michael Jackson uses 9 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Fmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [C/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [A/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Em7 Fmaj7
- Verse 1: Em7
- Chorus 1: Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 C/D
- Interlude 1: Em7
- Chorus 2: Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 C/D
- Interlude 2: Em7
- Bridge 1: Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 C/D Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 A/B
- Verse 3: Em7
- Chorus 3: Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 C/D
- Interlude 3: Em7
- Chorus 4: Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 C/D Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 C/D Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am Am7 Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 C/D

## Questions

### Which chords does Off the Wall by Michael Jackson use?

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

### What key is Off the Wall by Michael Jackson in?

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

### How hard is Off the Wall to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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