Scatman John

Scatman's World – Scatman John: piano chords

Scatman's World by Scatman John uses 12 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

D A Bm F#m G Em Bb Eb Cm Gm Ab Fm

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A

Verse 1

D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A

Chorus 2

D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A

Verse 2

D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A

Chorus 3

D A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A

Bridge 1

D A Bm F#m G D A D

Chorus 4

A Bm F#m G D Em A D A Bm F#m G D Em A Bb Eb Bb Cm Gm Ab Eb Fm Bb

Outro 1

Eb Bb Cm Gm Ab Eb Fm Bb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

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

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

G

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

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

A#

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

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Gm

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

Questions

Which chords does Scatman's World by Scatman John use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Scatman's World by Scatman John in?

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

How hard is Scatman's World to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.