Murray Head

One Night in Bangkok – Murray Head: piano chords

One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head uses 11 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C/D Dm Gm7 Dm7 C#dim Bb F C/E Gm C Dm9

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm Gm7 Dm7 C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm Gm7 C#dim

Chorus 1

Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Gm C Dm

Verse 2

Gm7 Dm Gm7 C#dim

Chorus 2

Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Gm C Dm

Verse 3

C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm Gm7 Dm7 C/D Dm C/D Dm C/D Dm Gm7 C#dim

Chorus 3

Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Gm C

Chorus 4

Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Bb F C/E Dm Gm C Gm7 Dm Gm C Dm Dm9

Chords on the piano

C

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

Dm

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

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

C#dim

C♯ — bass noteC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
C♯EG
Practice C#dim

A#

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

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Dm9

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DFACE
Practice Dm9

Questions

Which chords does One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is One Night in Bangkok by Murray Head in?

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

How hard is One Night in Bangkok to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.