# Crying Time – Ray Charles: piano chords

Crying Time by Ray Charles uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: G D D7 G G7 C G D G D D7 G G7 C G D G
- Chorus 2: D D7 G G7 C G D G
- Interlude 1: D D7 G G7 C G D G
- Chorus 3: D D7 G G7 C G D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Crying Time by Ray Charles use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Crying Time by Ray Charles in?

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

### How hard is Crying Time to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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