Ray Charles

Mess Around – Ray Charles: piano chords

Mess Around by Ray Charles uses 14 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Eb D6 G9 A13 A7 D13 A9 D9 D G13 Gm7 A#dim D/A D#9

Chord sheet

Eb D6 G9 D6 A13 A7 G9 D6 D13 G9 D6 A9 G9 D6 D13 G9 D6 A9 G9 D6 D13 G9 D9 A9 G9 D6 D D9 G13 D13 A13 A7 G9 D6 D13 G9 D13 A9 G9 D6 D13 G9 D9 A9 G9 D6 D13 G9 D9 A9 G9 D D9 Gm7 A#dim D/A D#9 D9 D6 G9 A13 A7 D13 A9 G13 D9 Gm7 A#dim D/A D#9

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

D6

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAB — chord toneB
DF♯AB
Practice D6

G9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
GBDFA
Practice G9

A13

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
AC♯EGBDF♯
Practice A13

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

D13

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
DF♯ACEGB
Practice D13

A9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
AC♯EGB
Practice A9

D9

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DF♯ACE
Practice D9

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G13

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
GBDFACE
Practice G13

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Questions

Which chords does Mess Around by Ray Charles use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Mess Around by Ray Charles in?

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

How hard is Mess Around to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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