# New – Paul McCartney: piano chords

New by Paul McCartney uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Abaug](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpaug), [C/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [G#dim7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpdim7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 2: G
- Verse 1: C C/Bb Am Abaug C/G G G#dim7 Am Dm C G Am
- Interlude 2: C/G F C/G G
- Verse 2: C C/Bb Am Abaug C/G G G#dim7 Am Dm C G Am
- Interlude 3: C/G F
- Verse 3: C C/Bb Am Abaug C/G G G#dim7 Am Dm C G Am
- Interlude 4: C/G F
- Verse 4: C C/Bb Am Abaug C/G G G#dim7 Am Dm C G Am
- Outro 1: C/G F C/G G Am C/G F C/G G Am C/G F C/G G C C/Bb Am Abaug C/G G G#dim7 Am Dm C G C

## Questions

### Which chords does New by Paul McCartney use?

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

### What key is New by Paul McCartney in?

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

### How hard is New 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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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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