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White Rabbit – Patti Smith: piano chords

White Rabbit by Patti Smith uses 6 chords in F# major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

Practice this song
F# major Difficulty: easy

Chords in the song

D# E F# A B C#

Chord sheet

Verse 1

D# E D# E F# A B F#

Verse 2

D# E D# E F# A B F#

Bridge 1

C# F# C# F# D# E D#

Verse 3

E D# E F# A B F# C# F# C# F# C# F# C#

Chords on the piano

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

E

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

F#

F♯ — bass noteF♯A♯ — chord toneA♯C♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯A♯C♯
Practice F#

A

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

B

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯
BD♯F♯
Practice B

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

Questions

Which chords does White Rabbit by Patti Smith use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is White Rabbit by Patti Smith in?

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

How hard is White Rabbit to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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