# Stranglehold – Paul McCartney: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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