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The Climb – Miley Cyrus: piano chords

The Climb by Miley Cyrus uses 10 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Aadd9 F#m D D/B E Dmaj7 D6 A7 Dm Amaj7

Chord sheet

Aadd9 F#m D D/B E Dmaj7 D6 E A7 Dm Aadd9 F#m D D/B Aadd9 F#m D D/B Aadd9 F#m D D/B Aadd9 F#m E Dmaj7 Aadd9 Amaj7 D D6 D/B E Aadd9 Amaj7 D D6 D/B Aadd9 F#m D D/B Aadd9 F#m D D/B Aadd9 F#m E Dmaj7 Aadd9 Amaj7 D D6 D/B E Aadd9 Amaj7 D D6 D/B Aadd9 A7 D Dm Aadd9 A7 D Dm Aadd9 A7 D Dm Aadd9 A7 D Dm Aadd9 Amaj7 D D6 D/B E Aadd9 Amaj7 D D6 D/B Aadd9 A7 D6 D/B Aadd9

Chords on the piano

Aadd9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEB — chord toneB
AC♯EB
Practice Aadd9

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

E

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

Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Amaj7

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

Questions

Which chords does The Climb by Miley Cyrus use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Climb by Miley Cyrus in?

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

How hard is The Climb to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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