# The Great Pretender – Roy Orbison: piano chords

The Great Pretender by Roy Orbison uses 7 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: F C7 F Bbm F C
- Verse 1: F Bb F Bb F Bb C F Bb F C F C
- Verse 2: F Bb F Bb F F7 Bb C F Bb F C F F7
- Bridge 1: Bb F F7 Bb F C
- Verse 3: F Bb F Bb F F7 Bb C F Bb F C A F C F
- Bridge 2: Bb F F7 Bb F C
- Verse 4: F Bb F Bb F Bb C F Bb F C A F C F Bb F

## Questions

### Which chords does The Great Pretender by Roy Orbison use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Great Pretender 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 The Great Pretender to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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