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The Great Gig in the Sky – Pink Floyd: piano chords

The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd uses 15 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Bb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Bm F F6 Bb F/A Gm7 C9 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bb/D Bbm/Db F#7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Bm F F6 F Bb F/A Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Bb/D Bbm/Db F#7 Bm F F6 F Bb F/A Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Fmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bb Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7 C9 Gm7

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Bm

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

F

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

F6

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FACD
Practice F6

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

A#maj7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
A♯DFA
Practice A#maj7

D#maj7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
D♯GA♯D
Practice D#maj7

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

Questions

Which chords does The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The Great Gig in the Sky by Pink Floyd in?

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

How hard is The Great Gig in the Sky to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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