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Rockaway Beach – Ramones: piano chords

Rockaway Beach by Ramones uses 8 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C# D A E G F C F#

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C# D

Verse 1

A D E A D E

Chorus 1

A D A E A D A E G D F C F# A F# D E D A

Chords on the piano

C#

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

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

E

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

G

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

F

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

C

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

F#

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

Questions

Which chords does Rockaway Beach by Ramones use?

Different chords: 8. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Rockaway Beach by Ramones in?

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

How hard is Rockaway Beach to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (8), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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