# You Shook Me – Muddy Waters: piano chords

You Shook Me by Muddy Waters uses 3 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: D7 G7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7 D7 G7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7 D7 G7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7 D7 G7 D7 A7 G7 D7 A7

## Questions

### Which chords does You Shook Me by Muddy Waters use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is You Shook Me by Muddy Waters in?

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

### How hard is You Shook Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (3), 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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