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Crying – Roy Orbison: piano chords

Crying by Roy Orbison uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D A G Bm F#m A7 Dmaj7 Gm D7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D A G

Verse 1

D Bm A D F#m Bm A7 A Bm G D A G A

Chorus 1

D F#m D Dmaj7 G A G A D G Gm D A D

Verse 2

Dmaj7 Bm D Dmaj7 D D7 G Gm G D A

Chorus 2

D F#m D F#m G A G D G Gm D Bm G A D A D G D

Chords on the piano

D

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

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

G

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

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

A7

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

Dmaj7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
DF♯AC♯
Practice Dmaj7

Gm

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

D7

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

Questions

Which chords does Crying by Roy Orbison use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Crying by Roy Orbison in?

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

How hard is Crying to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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