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Blue Bayou – Roy Orbison: piano chords

Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison uses 11 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

Practice this song
F major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

F C7 F7 Bb Bbm Gm D A7 D7 G Em

Chord sheet

Verse 1

F C7 F C7 F

Chorus 1

C7 F F7 Bb Bbm F C7 F

Verse 2

C7 F

Chorus 2

C7 F F7 Bb Bbm F C7 F

Outro 1

C7 Gm C7 F D C7 A7 F7 D7 Bb G Bbm Gm Em

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

C7

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

F7

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

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

A#m

B♭ — bass noteB♭D♭ — chord toneD♭F — chord toneF
A♯C♯F
Practice A#m

Gm

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

D

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

A7

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Questions

Which chords does Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Blue Bayou by Roy Orbison in?

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

How hard is Blue Bayou to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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