# 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.

## Chords in the song

[F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [Ab7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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