Paul McCartney

Figure Of Eight – Paul McCartney: piano chords

Figure Of Eight by Paul McCartney uses 16 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

D Em D Em F Em D G/D D G/D D Asus4 Bm Gadd9 Asus4 D G/D D G/D D Asus4 Bm Gadd9 Asus4 G A/G F#m7 G B G A/G F#m7 A/E Dmaj9 G A/G F#m7 Gmaj7 B Em7 A D Em D Em F Em A Asus4 Gadd9 D A Em7 A Em7 A D G/D D G/D D Gadd9 Asus4 G A/G F#m7 G B G A/G F#m7 A/E Dmaj9 G A/G F#m7 Gmaj7 B Em7 A D Em D Em F Em

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

F

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

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Asus4

A — bass noteAD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
ADE
Practice Asus4

Gadd9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDA — chord toneA
GBDA
Practice Gadd9

A

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

F#m7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
F♯AC♯E
Practice F#m7

B

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

Em7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
EGBD
Practice Em7

Questions

Which chords does Figure Of Eight by Paul McCartney use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Figure Of Eight by Paul McCartney in?

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

How hard is Figure Of Eight to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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