# Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles: piano chords

Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles uses 7 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7
- Verse 1: Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7
- Verse 2: Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E E7 Am G F E Am G F E Am F E Am F E
- Verse 3: Am F E Am F E Am F E Am F E Am F E Am F E Am F E Am F E C D7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7
- Verse 4: Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E7 Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E Am G F E E7

## Questions

### Which chords does Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles in?

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

### How hard is Hit the Road Jack to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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