# Mess Around – Ray Charles: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [D6](https://pianokitty.com/c/D6), [G9](https://pianokitty.com/c/G9), [A13](https://pianokitty.com/c/A13), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D13](https://pianokitty.com/c/D13), [A9](https://pianokitty.com/c/A9), [D9](https://pianokitty.com/c/D9), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G13](https://pianokitty.com/c/G13), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [A#dim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpdim), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D#9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp9)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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

## 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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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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