Ray Charles

In the Heat of the Night – Ray Charles: piano chords

In the Heat of the Night by Ray Charles uses 9 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Bb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

F7 Bb7 Eb Bb Eb7 Ab7 Gm G7 C7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

F7 Bb7 Eb Bb F7 Bb Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Gm G7 C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Gm G7 C7 F7 Bb7 Eb7 F7

Verse 2

Eb7 Bb7 Eb7 Bb F7 Bb Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Gm G7 C7 F7 Bb Eb7 Bb7 F7 Bb7

Chords on the piano

F7

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

A#7

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭
A♯DFG♯
Practice A#7

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#

D#7

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

G#7

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

G7

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

C7

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

Questions

Which chords does In the Heat of the Night by Ray Charles use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is In the Heat of the Night 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 In the Heat of the Night to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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