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Little Red Corvette – Prince: piano chords

Little Red Corvette by Prince uses 12 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C G7 F C# G#7 F# D A G D# A# G#

Chord sheet

C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C G7 C F C G7 C F G7 C G7 C F C G7 C G7 C G7 C C# G#7 C# F# C# G#7 C# F# G#7 C# G#7 C# F# C# G#7 C# G#7 C# G#7 C# D A D G D A D G A D D# A# D# G# D# A# D# G# A# D# A# D# G# D# A# D# A# D# A# D#

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

F

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

C#

D♭ — bass noteD♭F — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
C♯FG♯
Practice C#

G#7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G♭ — chord toneG♭
G♯CD♯F♯
Practice G#7

F#

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

D

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

A

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

D#

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

A#

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

Questions

Which chords does Little Red Corvette by Prince use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Little Red Corvette by Prince in?

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

How hard is Little Red Corvette to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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