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West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys: piano chords

West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys uses 9 chords in E minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

E minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cmaj7 Dsus2 E Cmaj7 Dsus2 E Cmaj7 Dsus2 E Cmaj7 Dsus2 D B/D# E D B/D# E

Verse 1

Bm/E Am7 Bm/E Am7

Chorus 1

Bm Am7 Bm Am7 D B/D# E D B/D# E

Verse 2

Bm/E Am7 Bm/E Am7

Chorus 2

Bm Am7 Bm Am7 D B/D# E D B/D# E

Bridge 1

Em9 Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Am7

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Chorus 3

Bm Am7 Bm Am7 D B/D# E D B/D# E

Verse 3

Bm/E Am7 Bm/E Am7

Chorus 4

Bm Am7 Bm Am7 D B/D# E D B/D# E D B/D# Cmaj7

Outro 1

D B/D# Cmaj7 Dsus2 E Cmaj7 Dsus2 E Cmaj7 Dsus2 E Cmaj7 Dsus2 E D B/D# Cmaj7 Dsus2 E Cmaj7 Dsus2 E

Chords on the piano

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

Dsus2

D — bass noteDE — chord toneEA — chord toneA
DEA
Practice Dsus2

E

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

D

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

B

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Am7

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

Em9

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
EGBDF♯
Practice Em9

Questions

Which chords does West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys use?

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

What key is West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys in?

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

How hard is West End Girls 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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