# Blue Bayou – Roy Orbison: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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