Ray Charles

A Fool for You – Ray Charles: piano chords

A Fool for You by Ray Charles uses 12 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
Bb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Faug Bb6 Eb6 Eb7 Edim7 Bb Gm7 C7 F F7 Bb7 Eb

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Faug

Verse 1

Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb7 Edim7 Bb Gm7 C7 F F7 Bb6 Eb6 Faug Bb Bb7

Verse 2

Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb7 Edim7 Bb Gm7 C7 F F7 Bb Eb Faug Bb Bb7

Verse 3

Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6 Eb6 Bb6

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Faug

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAD♭ — chord toneD♭
FAC♯
Practice Faug

A#6

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
A♯DFG
Practice A#6

D#6

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭C — chord toneC
D♯GA♯C
Practice D#6

D#7

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭
D♯GA♯C♯
Practice D#7

Edim7

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭C♯ — chord toneC♯
EGA♯C♯
Practice Edim7

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

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

F

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

F7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FACD♯
Practice F7

Questions

Which chords does A Fool for You by Ray Charles use?

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

What key is A Fool for You by Ray Charles in?

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

How hard is A Fool for You to play on the piano?

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

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