# On My Own – Michael McDonald: piano chords

On My Own by Michael McDonald uses 7 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Bb6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp6), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: F7 Am7 F7 Am7 Bb7 Bb6 Bb7 Bb6 F7
- Chorus 1: F Csus4 F7 Csus4
- Verse 2: F7 Am7 F7 Am7 Bb7 Bb6 Bb7 Bb6 F7
- Chorus 2: F Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7
- Bridge 1: Bb7 Bb6 Am7 Bb7 F7 Bb7 Bb6 Bb7 Bb6 Bb7 Gm7 Am7 Csus4
- Chorus 3: F7 F Csus4 F7 Csus4
- Verse 3: F7 Am7 F7 Am7 Bb7 Bb6 Bb7 Bb6 F7 Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7 Csus4 F7

## Questions

### Which chords does On My Own by Michael McDonald use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is On My Own by Michael McDonald in?

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

### How hard is On My Own to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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