# Poor Little Fool – Ricky Nelson: piano chords

Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson uses 5 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: B G#m E F# B G#m E F#
- Chorus 1: B G#m E F#
- Verse 2: B G#m E F#m B G#m E F#m
- Verse 3: B G#m E F#m B G#m E F#m
- Verse 4: B G#m E F#m B G#m E F#m
- Verse 5: B G#m E F#m B G#m E F#m

## Questions

### Which chords does Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson in?

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

### How hard is Poor Little Fool to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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