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Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) – Roy Orbison: piano chords

Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) by Roy Orbison uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
G major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G F#dim7 B7 C D Dm/G C/G Am A

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G F#dim7 B7 C D G

Chorus 1

D C G Dm/G C/G F#dim7 B7 G C D G

Chorus 2

Am D C G Dm/G C A D G C D G

Solo 1

Am D C G

Chorus 3

C A D G C D G

Chords on the piano

G

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

F#dim7

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneCD♯ — chord toneD♯
F♯ACD♯
Practice F#dim7

B7

B — bass noteBD♯ — chord toneD♯F♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BD♯F♯A
Practice B7

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

D

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

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

A

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

Questions

Which chords does Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) by Roy Orbison use?

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

What key is Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) by Roy Orbison in?

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

How hard is Only The Lonely (Know The Way I Feel) 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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