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Song Sung Blue – Neil Diamond: piano chords

Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond uses 9 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

A A/G F#m Dmaj7 E7 E A7 D Bm

Chord sheet

Intro 1

A A/G F#m Dmaj7 E7

Verse 1

A E A A7 D E A Bm E7

Verse 2

A E A A7 D E A E7

Instrumental 1

A E A

Verse 3

A7 D E A E7

Verse 4

A E A A7 D E A E7

Outro 1

A E A A7 D

Chords on the piano

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#m

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

Dmaj7

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

E7

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EG♯BD
Practice E7

E

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

A7

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

D

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Questions

Which chords does Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond in?

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

How hard is Song Sung Blue to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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