# Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone: piano chords

Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone uses 22 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/G6), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Am/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Bdim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G11](https://pianokitty.com/c/G11), [Cmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpdim7), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [F#/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F9](https://pianokitty.com/c/F9), [Eb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [D11](https://pianokitty.com/c/D11), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [A/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: G6 Am7 D7 Am/C Bdim7 Am/C D C/E D/F# G Am7 D7 G11 G Cmaj7 A7 D7
- Chorus 1: G6 Am7 D7 Am/C Bdim7 Am/C D C/E D/F# G B7 Em
- Verse 2: F#dim7 B7 Em7 B7 Em F#dim7 B7 Em7 B7 Em F#dim7 B7 Em7 B7 Em
- Chorus 2: Am7 Em F#/C# Am/C B7 C/E F9 Em7 A7 Eb7 D11 D7 G6 Am7 D7 Am/C Bdim7 Am/C D C/E D/F# G B7 Em
- Verse 3: F#dim7 B7 Em7 B7 Em7 Em F#dim7 B7 Em7 B7 Em7 Em F#dim7 B7 Em7 B7 Em7
- Chorus 3: Em Am7 Em7 F#/C# Am/C B7 C/E F Em7 A7 Eb7 D11 D7
- Chorus 4: G6 Am7 B7 Am/C Bdim7 A/C D C/E D/F# Am/C Bdim7 A/C D C/E D/F# Am/C Bdim7 A/C D C/E D/F# G F9 G F9 G F9 G

## Questions

### Which chords does Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone use?

Different chords: 22. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Mississippi Goddam by Nina Simone in?

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

### How hard is Mississippi Goddam to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (22), 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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