# Nature Boy – Nat King Cole: piano chords

Nature Boy by Nat King Cole uses 7 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Dmmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmopenmaj7close), [Gsus4/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G7/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Dm G Dm A7 Dm G Dm A7
- Verse 1: Dm G A7 Dm G A7 Dmmaj7 Gsus4/D G7/D G A7 Asus4 A7 Dm Dmmaj7 Gsus4/D G7/D G A7
- Verse 2: Dm G A7 Dm G A7 Dmmaj7 Gsus4/D G7/D G A7 Asus4 A7 Dm Dmmaj7 Gsus4/D G7/D G A7 Dm
- Outro 1: G Dm A7 Dm G Dm A7 Dm

## Questions

### Which chords does Nature Boy by Nat King Cole use?

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

### What key is Nature Boy by Nat King Cole in?

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

### How hard is Nature Boy to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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