Paul McCartney

Stranglehold – Paul McCartney: piano chords

Stranglehold by Paul McCartney uses 10 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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A major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

E A G B F# F Em Am7 D Cadd9

Chord sheet

E A G E A B E A G F# F Em G F# A E A G E A B E A G F# F Em G F# A Am7 E A D A D A D A G A G Cadd9 E A G E A B E A G F# F Em G F# A Am7 E A D A D A D A G A G Cadd9 E

Chords on the piano

E

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

A

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

G

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

B

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

F#

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

F

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

Em

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

D

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

Cadd9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGD — chord toneD
CEGD
Practice Cadd9

Questions

Which chords does Stranglehold by Paul McCartney use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Stranglehold by Paul McCartney in?

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

How hard is Stranglehold to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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